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City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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and Colouring Matters in Food) recommended that salicylic acid be not
used in a greater proportion than 1 grain per pint in liquid.
Lemon Squash.—4 samples were taken and 2 contained salicylic
acid, one 7.5 grains and one 4.9 grains per pint. The vendor's attention
was called to the result of the analysis.
Lime juice.—4 samples were taken and 2 contained salicylic acid,
one 3.67 grains and one 1.6 grains per pint. The vendor's attention
was also called to the result of the analysis.
Muscade Wine.—1 sample was taken, for test purposes, and found
to contain 0.5 grain salicylic acid per pint.
Ginger Beer.—Twelve samples were taken during the year, 3 were
drawn from the cellar by means of an engine, and 9 direct from wooden
barrels by means of wooden taps. All the samples were reported as
genuine; no lead, salicylic acid or other injurious substance being found.
Legal Proceedings Under the Food and Drugs Acts during 1914.
| No. of Sample. 1 | Date of Hearing. 2 | Offence. 3 | Result. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914. | |||
| 25 N* | 17th Feb. | 6 per cent, of added water | Fined £20 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 26 N.* | 17th Feb. | 11 per cent, of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 145 N. | 10th Mar. | 5 per cent, of added water 13 per cent, of fat. abstracted | Fined 5s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| 10 N.* | 27th Feb. | 3 per cent, of added water and 3 per cent, of fat abstracted | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 85 S* | 17th Mar. | 10 per cent, of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 88 S* | 17th Mar. | 11 per cent, of added water | Ordered to pay 2s. costs. |
| 88 s. | 17th Mar. | 11 per cent, of added water | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| The second Defendant admitted watering the milk, and, under the circumstances, he was fined, his master being merely ordered to pay the cost of the summons. | |||
| 199 N. | 8th April | 5 per cent, of added water | Fined 1s. and 23s. costs. |
| 121 s* | 1st April | 8 per cent, of added water | Ordered to pay 23s. costs. |
| The Defendant pleaded a warranty, but having regard to the fact that she had two lots of milk, delivered by different Warrantors 011 the barrow, the magistrate ordered her to pay 23s. costs, but he did not say whether he was satisfied that the milk sold was as delivered. | |||
| 186 s. | 6tli May | Taken at Dean's Place in course of delivery, 10 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 278 N. | 20th May | 6 per cent, of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 366 N.* | 10th June | 21 per cent, of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 394 N.* | 24th June | Selling at Long Acre milk which contained 2 per cent, of added water and from which 5.4 per cent, of fat had been abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| * In these cases there have been prosecutions previously. | |||