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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Legal Proceedings Under the Food and Drugs Acts during 1908.
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1908. | MILK (Including- Refusal to Sell and want of Name on Can). | ||||
| 56 S | 6th March. | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett.) | Thomas Richards, 146, Horse-ferry Road | 8 per cent, of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| 59 S. | 6th March | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | T. W. G-annaway, 22, Regency Street, S.W. | 9 per cent, of added water | Fined £2 and £1 3s. costs. |
| 126 N | 5th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman) | David Richards, 62, New Compton Street | 6 per cent, of fat abstracted | Summons withdrawn, business having been assigned on the 21st January, 1908, to Thomas Richards. |
| 123 N | 4th and 11th March | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | North-Eastern Dairy Co., Ltd., 52, Durham Road, Finsbury Park, N. | Selling at Little Newport Street milk with 9 per cent, of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 148 N | 4th March | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Edward Rayment, 65, Abbey Street, Bermondsey | Selling milk at Russell Street, W.C., from which 15 per cent, of fat had been abstracted | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 128 N | 5th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman) | Joseph Brandon, 13, Pollen Street, W. | Selling milk at Maddox Street from which 6 per cent, of fat had been abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 197 N | 2nd April | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | F. C. Fowler, "Metro" Restaurant, 1, Kingly Street, W. | 6 per cent, of fat abstracted | Fined £1 and 10s. costs. |
| 166 S | 3rd April | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Express Dairy Co., Ltd.. Tavistock Place, St. Pan-eras, W.C. | 10 per cent, of fat abstracted.. | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 117 S | 3rd April | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Greorge Paice, 16, Causton Street | 9 per cent, of added water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6cl. costs. |
| 223 S | 15th May | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | J. Lyons and Co., Ltd., Cadby Hall, Kensington | Selling at 124, Victoria Street milk from which 15 per cent, of fat had been abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
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