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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1915. | |||
| 328 S.* | 14th July | 38 per cent. of added water | Fined 40s. and 13 s. 6d. costs. |
| 415 N.* | 9th and 16th July | 21 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 351 S. * | 14th and 28tli July | Deficient in fat to the extent of 15 per cent. | Dismissed. |
| The Defendant had obtained an analysis of the sample left with him which was certified to be pure, the Council's Analyst certified a deficiency of 15 per cent, of fat and the Government's Analyst certified a deficiency of 24 per cent, of fat. Notwithstanding the analyses being two to one against the Defendant, the Magistrate dismissed the summons, partly on the ground of the variation between the three analyses and partly on the statement of the Defendant's Solicitor that the milk was as given by the cows, in proof of which he tendered his witnesses. | |||
| 404 S. | 28th July | 8 per cent. of fat had been abstracted. | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 380 S.* | 28th July | 16 per cent, of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 405 S. * | 28th July | 5 per cent, of fat abstracted | 42s. costs. |
| As the deficiency in this case was small and the Defendant's record was a good one, the Magistrate thought that the payment of two guineas costs would be sufficient. | |||
| 549 N. * | 13th Aug. | 7 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 479 S. * | 25th Aug. | 10 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 429 S. * | 25th Aug. | 20 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 603 N.* | 17th Sept. | 8 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 including costs. |
| Warranty submitted. The Magistrate, however, inflicted a fine, being satisfied that the Defendant was aware that he was selling defective milk. (See 96 N.) | |||
| G14 N. | 17th Sept. | 24 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £3 including costs. |
| 619 N. | 21st Sept. | ] 0 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 12s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 645 N. | 8th Oct. | 5 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 648 N. | 8th Oct. | 22 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 639 N.* | 8th Oct. | 11 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 561 S.* | 20th Oct. | 33 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 535 S.* | 20th Oct. | 6 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 40s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 679 N.* | 26th Oct. | 14 per cent. of added water | Fine 1 42s. |
| 684 N.* | 26th Oct. | 14 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined 20s. and 12s. Gd. costs. |
| 713 N.* | 5th Nov. | 11 per cent. of added water | Fined 40s. |
| 620 S. | 18th Nov. | 5 per cent. of added water | Fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 725 S. | 22nd Dec. | Sample of milk taken in course of delivery from which 9 per cent, of fat had been abstracted. | Summons dismissed. |
| Two samples were taken from two different churns consigned by the Defendant. The sample from one churn was found to be satisfactory but the other sample was the subject of the summons. The Defendant gave evidence that the milk was as it came from the cows, and the Magistrate thought that he had established this fact, and having regard to the small deficiency and to the fact that the other sample was genuine lie dismissed the summons. | |||
| 1916. | |||
| 791 S.* | 26th Jan. | 13.6 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 786 S.* | 26th Jan. | 12 per cent. of added water | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 784 S. | Contained 20.42 grains of boric acid per gallon. | Summons withdrawn. Vendor Company in liquidation. | |
*In these cases there have been prosecutions previously.