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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1906. 5th October | Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy) | Thomas Jones, 26, Broad Street | Selling margarine as salt butter (747 N) | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 12th October | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | T. E. Osborne, 1a, Warwick Street | Selling butter containing an excess of at least 8*1 per cent. of water (537 S) | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 16th November | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Thomas Jn. Haile, 38, Strutton Ground | Selling as butter an article containing 80 per cent of fat other than butter fat (629 S) | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| — | Bow Street | Percy Barnard, 22, Bedford-bury | Selling margarine for butter (922 N) | Summons not served, defendant absconded. |
| 1907. | ||||
| 14th January | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Percy J. Watt, 2, Little Essex Street, Strand | Selling butter containing 148 per cent. of water in excess of the legal limit (16 per cent) and 0 53 per cent. of starch (985 N) | Fined £2 and 12?. 6d. costs. |
| 24th January | Marlborough Street (Mr. Hopkins) | Wm. Henry Neve, 32. Rupert Street | Selling margarine for butter (993 N) | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| MARGA RINE. | ||||
| 11th January | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Sarah Baleman, 131, Lilling- ton Street | (1) Selling margarine in plain wrapper (2) Exposing for sale margarine without label (762 S) | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6cZ. costs. |
| COF FEE. | ||||
| 23rd February | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Maria Brooman, 2, Carey Street | Selling coffee which contained 40 per cent. of chicory (36 S) | Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs. |