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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1907. | |||||
| 570 N. | - | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | West End Grocery, Wine and Provision Stores, 397, Oxford Street | Cream with 0.33 per cent. of boracic acid | Adjourned sine die. |
| 573 N. | - | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Whsatley and Co., 65, South Audley Street | Cream with 0.32 per cent. of boracic acid | Adjourned sine die. |
| 609 N. | - | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | S. Westmoreland and Co., 3, New Street, W.C. | Cream with 23.1 grain9 of boracic acid per lb. | Adjourned sine die. |
| 92 S. | 18th March | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Sarah Evans, 24, Chapter Street, Westminster | Contained 75 per cent. of margarine | Fined 10s. and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 98 S. | 18th March | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Fredk. W. Nelson, 19, Morton Street, S.W. | Contained 85 per cent. of margarine | Fined 10s. and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 601 S. | 8th November | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | T. W. Gannaway, 22, Regency Street, Westminster | Contained 86 per cent. of foreign fat | Fined £1 and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 93 S. | 18th March | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Sarah Evans, 24, Chapter Street, Westminster | Selling without a paper wrapper marked "margarine'1 | Fined 10s. and 12.6d. costs. |
| 305 N. | 30th May | | Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden) | Amelia R. Black, 2, Grosvenor Mews | Selling as coffee a mixture containing 85 per cent. of chicory | Summons dismissed. |
| There was a notice at one end of the packet describing the contents as a mixture of chicory and coffee. The Magistrate held this to be a good defence under Section 8, notwithstanding the position of the notice and the large percentage of chicory. | |||||
| 483 N. | 1st August | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Elian Asseraf, 3, Soho Street | 60 per cent. added sugar | Fined £5. |