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City of Westminster 1906

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Legal Proceedings Under the Food and Drugs Acts during1906.

Date of Hearing. 1Court and Magistrate. 2Name and Address of Defendant. 3Offence. 4Result. 5
1906. 12tli February ..MILK Bow Street (Mr. Marsliam)(Including- Refusal to Sell Cecil Ansley Greet, Arthur F. Ablett (trading as the Arcade Restaurant Company), 52, Strandand want of Name on Can). Selling two glasses of milk with 29 per cent, of fat abstracted (ION)Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
12tli February ..Bow Street (Mr. Marsliam)William Stephens, 15, Drury Lane, W.C.Selling milk at 51, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with 12 per cent, of added water (25 N)To pay 12*. 6d. costs.
12th February ..Bow Street (Mr. Marsliam)John Evans, 13, BedfordburySelling milk with 8 per cent, of added water (2 N)Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.
15th February ..Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)Samuel Ede, 29, Beak Street..Selling milk with 16 per cent, of added water (47 N)Fined £3 and 12-9. 6d. costs.
22ncl February ..Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen)A. A. Williams, 50, Chandos Street, W.C.Milk. 30 per cent, of fat abstracted (54 N)Fined £1 and 12s. 6d. costs.
1st MarchMarlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)Ada Mary Parker, 25, Great Marlborough StreetMilk. 30 per cent, of fat abstracted (97 N)Fined 15s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
1st MarchMarlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)Arthur Williams, 22, Poland StreetMilk. 9 per cent, of added water (98 N)Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
9th MarchWestminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)Howard Kowin, 77, Lupus StreetSelling milk with 14 per cent, of fat abstracted (99 S)Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.
23rd MarchWestminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)Thomas Davies, 4, Shepherd Place, Upper Brook Street, W.Selling 1 pint of milk with 10 per cent of added water (157 N)Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
5th AprilMarlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)Pietro Necchi, 101, Charing Cross RoadMilk. 31 per cent, of fat abstracted (219 N)Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
12th and 19th AprilMarlborough Street (Mr. Kennsdy)Philip L. Townsend, 26, Frith StreetMilk. 5 per cent, of fat abstracted (206 N)Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.
27th AprilWestminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)Alice Wright, St. George's Mansions, Vauxhall Bridge RoadSelling milk from which 51 per cent, of fat had been abstracted (203 S)Fined £1 and £1 3s. costs.