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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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| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 294 S. Broken milk chocolate | 1909. 9th July | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | CHOCOLATE (Confectionery). Charles Dear, 125a, Lupus Street, Westminster | 12 per cent. of foreign starch, 19.25 per cent. of foreign fat; the total fat-free cocoa matter contained not less than 18.5 per cent. of husk | Fined 20s. and £22s. costs. |
| 295 S. Plain chocolate drops | 9th July . | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Charles Dear, 125a, Lupus Street, Westminster | 13.5 per cent. of foreign starch, 19 5 per cent. of foreign fat, and the fat-free cocoa matter contained not less than 27 | Defendant to pay 2s. costs. |
| 422 S. Milk chocolate | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Clementi Bemboni, 15, Strutton Ground, S.W. | 5 per cent. foreign starch; 70 per cent. of the fat present was foreign fat; 90 per cent. of the residual matter was cocoa husk or shell | Adjourned sine die to await decision in case of No. 424 S. | |
| 424 S. Chocolate Nonpareil | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith) | Ketskemety, 154, Horseferry Road, S.W. | 12 per cent. foreign starch; 34.8 per cent. fat present was foreign fat; 73 per cent. of "residual matter" consisted of cocoa husk or shell | Adjourned for third part to be sent to Somerset House. Summons withdrawn. |