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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. | SEPARATED MILK. | ||
| 324 S.* | 30th June | 10.5 per cent. of added water | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| BUTTER. | |||
| 91 S. | 17th Mar. | Selling margarine as butter | Fined 40.9. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 144 N.* | 26th Mar. | Containing 5 5 per cent. excess of water. | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 593 S. | 3rd Nov. | Selling margarine as butter | Fined £3 and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 669 S.* | 24th Nov. | Selling margarine as butter | Fined 20s. and 10s. 6tf. costs. |
| 829 N. | 26th Nov. | Selling margarine without a paper wrapper marked "Margarine." | Fined £2. |
| 667 S.* | 24th Nov. and 1st Dec. | Selling margarine as butter | £1 1s. costs. |
| This man was fined £3 on the 3rd ult. for a similar offence, but as the offence for which he was to-day summoned was committed before the conviction on the 3rd ult., and as the offence for which lie was this day summoned was mentioned on the 3rd ult., the Magistrate thought it would be sufficient if lie were ordered to pay £1 Is. costs. | |||
| 878 N. | 10th Dec. | Selling margarine as butter | Fined £3. |
| MILK-BLENDED BUTTER. | |||
| 314 S. | 30th June | Selling milk-blended butter under a name not approved by the Board of Agriculture. | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| CREAM. | |||
| 281 N* | 14th May | Contained 18 grains of boric acid per lb. | £2 2s. costs. |
| 482 N. | 6th Aug. | Contained 18'9 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 42s. |
| 678 N. | 5th Oct. | Contained 217 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 22s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 768 N* | 19th Nov. | Contained 33 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined £3. |
| 738 N* | 5th and 19th Nov. | Contained 18*2 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined £2. |
| Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912. | |||
| 130 S. | 21st April | Selling preserved cream, the receptacle containing which was not labelled. | Fined £2. |
| 153 S* | 21st April | Selling preserved cream, the receptacle containing which was not labelled. | Fined 10s. |
| PRESERVED CREAM. | |||
| 183 N.* | 16th and 23rd April and 18th June | Contained 29 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 242 N. | 14th May and 28th June | Contained 25 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 66?. costs. |
| 151 N* | 26th Mar., 23rd April and 13th June | Contained 28 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
*In these cases there have been prosecutions previously.