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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Legal Proceedings Under the Food and Drugs Acts during 1909.
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1909. | |||||
| 4 N. | 9th February | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Bartolmeo Cattini, 56, St. Martin's Lane | 15 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 16 N. | 26th February | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | John Timothy, 45, Greek Street, Soho | 6 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. (See 53 N. and 991 N.) |
| 18 N. | 19th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Timothy James Jones, 5, Bateman Street | 16 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 and £2 4s. costs. Failed to prove warranty; had also refused to sell from a hand-can until he had added other milk. It proved above standard. |
| 53 N. | 26th February | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | John Timothy, 45, Greek Street, Soho | Selling milk, at Charing Cross Road, which contained 6 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. (See 991 N.) |
| 95 N. | 11th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Agostino Necchi and Georgino Corsini, 37, Beak Street | 10 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £3, or 14 days' hard labour. |
| 96 N. | 11th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Mary Evans, 24, Carnaby Street | 9 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 154 N. | 18th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman) | George Harris West, 9, Carnaby Street | 9 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 153 N. | 18th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman) | Joseph Gerratt, 19, Sherwood Street | 11 per cent. of added water | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 160 N. | 26th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Fredk. Chas. Walters, 12, Brewer Street | 7 per cent. of added water and 19 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £1. |
| 181 N. | 2nd April | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | George Jones, 183, Shaftesbury Avenue | 7 per cent. of added water and 12 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons-dismissed. |
| 181 S. | 23rd April | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | James Sewell, 24, Fountain Street, Wandsworth Road, S.W. | In Johnson's Place, Lupus Street. 90 per cent. fat abstracted | 12s. 6d. costs. |
The magistrate gave no reason for this leniency, but the vendor, however, promised to use the words "separated milk" on his barrow, &c., in future.