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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 |
| 1907. 4tli January | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | Cabins, 1901, Ltd., 46, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. | Selling milk deficient in fat 23 per cent., at 353, Strand (967 N) | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 11th January | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | David Davies, 19, Kensington Place | Selling milk deficient in fat 7 per cent. (759 S) | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 11th January | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | A. Newlands, 16, Causton Street | Selling milk with 10 per cent, of added water (760 S) | Fined £2 10?. and £1 5 sr. costs. |
| 25th J anuary | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Slaters Ltd., Victoria Street .. | Selling hot milk deficient in fat 14 per cent. (775 S) | Summons dismissed. Magistrate said that as the evidence of the analysts for the prosecution and for the defence on the effect of boiling were so diametrically opposed he could not convict, but should not allow costs. |
| 1906. | CREAM. | |||
| 20th July | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Robert Prett (trading as Prett and Co.), 64, Elizabeth Street | Selling cream with 27*892 grains of boracic acid per lb. (367 S) | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 2nd November .. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Adams and Co., 35, Palace Street | Selling cream containing boric acid equivalent to 53*053 grains per lb. (582 S) | Fined £1 and £2 4 s. costs. |
| 2nd November .. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | S. S. Dancocks, 23, Buckingham Palace Road | Selling cream containing boric acid equivalent to 42*397 grains per lb. (578 S) | Fined £1 and £2 4s. costs. |
| 2nd November .. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Alice Jones, 15, Brewer Street | Selling cream containing boric acid equivalent to 25*389 grains per lb. (576 S) | Fined £1 and £2 4s. costs. |
| 2nd November .. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | London and Provincial Dairy Co., Ltd., 4, West Halkin Street, Belgrave Square | Selling cream containing boracic acid equivalent to 47*355 grains per lb. (595 S) | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 2nd November .. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Henry Bui beck, 22, Sussex Street | Selling cream containing boracic acid equivalent to 22*314 grams per lb. (382 S) | Fined £1 and £2 4.s. costs. |