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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| No. of Sample. 1 | Date of Hearing. 2 | Offence. 3 | Result. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179 N.* | 1914. 31st Mar. | Contained 23 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 1s. and 12 s. 6d. costs. |
| The magistrate inflicted this nominal penalty in consequence of the representation made by the Defendants' Counsel of the awkward position of the trade, who, having complied witli the Local Government Board Regulations are still liable to be attacked under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. | |||
| 259 N * | 1st May | Contained 31.5 grains of boric acid per lb. | I Fined £4 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 411 N. | 17th July | Contained 23.21 grains of boric acid per lb. | Adjourned sine die pending report of L.G-.B. |
| 576 N * | 7th Aug. | Contained 40.6 grains per lb. of boric acid. | Fined 20s. and 12s 6d. costs. |
| 694 S. | 16tli Dec. | Contained 25.53 grains of boric acid. | Adjourned sine die, the defendant undertaking to properly label the pot in future. |
| 211 S. | 21st May | Selling margarine as butter | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. 1 |
| The reason no Fine was inflicted was that the Defendant stated that she had been forty-six years in business without previous Summons. | |||
| 294 N. | 22nd Ma)' | Selling margarine as butter | Fined £3 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 332 N. | 22nd May | Exposing for sale margarine without a label | Dismissed. |
| The Defendant gave evidence and called a witness to show that the small parcel on the counter in respect of which he was summoned w as a traveller's sample, and was not in. tended for sale. The traveller bore this statement out, and as the only margarine in the shop was this small packet of a pound or so weight, the Magistrate thought the explanation given was reasonable. The Defendant in this case supplied the " butter " in the No. 294 N. case. | |||
| 72 N. | 17tli Feb. | The butter contained 70 per cent, of margarine. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 438 N. | 9tli July | Contained 21 per cent, of added starch and 27 per cent, of sugar. | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 335 N. | 17th July | Contained 2 96 grains of copper sulphate per pound. | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 116 N. | 18th Mar. | Deficient in camphor to the extent of 60 per cent. | Fined 40s. and 23s. costs. |
| 247 N. | 1st May | Deficient in camphor to the extent of 27 per cent. | Summons dismissed. |
| The Magistrate dismissed this summons, as, in his opinion, the Public Analyst's certificate was defective in that it did not state whether the result was arrived at by a calculation based on weight or measure. | |||
| — | 31st Mar. | Refusing to sell milk to Inspector. | Fined 10s. and 2s. costs. |
| 8th Dec. | Refusing to sell milk at 1, Catherine Street, W.C. | Fined 10s. and 2s. costs. Case referred back to Magistrate by High Court to convict. | |
* In these cases tliere have been prosecutions previously.