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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. | |||
| 523 N.* | 13th Aug. | Contained 23.8 grains of boric acid per lb. | Summons dismissed on the grounds that it was sold as "Preserved cream." Appeal to High Court. |
| The Defendants called evidence to show that the portion of the sample left with them contained only 9'8 grains of boric acid per lb., the 3rd sample was sent to the Governmenl Analyst who certified to 29 grains per lb. | |||
| 522 N.* | 17th Aug. | Contained 34.3 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined £10. |
| GERMAN SAUSAGE. | |||
| 228 S.* | 26th May | Contained 21.693 grains of boric acid per lb. | 12s. Qd. costs. |
| The Magistrate thought that as there was no allegation that the boric acid in this case had rendered the article injurious to health (the sausage being a "G-erman" sausage] the matter might be dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act, and he merely ordered the Defendant to pay 12s. 6rf. costs. | |||
| SAUSAGE. | |||
| 628 S. | 18th Nov. | Contained 26.775 grains of boric acid per lb. | 12s. 6d. costs. |
| PEAS. | |||
| 632 N.* | 18th Oct. | Contained 2.4 grains of copper sulphate per lb. | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 542 S. | 20th Oct. | Contained 2.484 grains of copper sulphate per lb. | Fined 40s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 788 N. | 17th Nov. | Contained 2.8 grains of copper i sulphate per lb. | Summons dismissed. |
| The summons in this case was taken out under Section 6 of the Act of 1875, the amount of copper being 2 8 grains per lb., and there having been no notice on the tin tlia the peas contained copper. The Inspector's assistant stated in the witness box that he asked for green peas, and the Magistrate thought that in the absence of evidence that the article was injurious to health that the purchaser was not prejudiced. | |||
| 646 S.* | 18th Nov. | Contained 3.036 grains of copper sulphate per lb. | Fined 40s. and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 789 N.* | 19th Nov. | Contained 3 grains of copper sulphate per lb. | Fined 30s. |
| 655 S. | 24th Nov. | Contained 2.346 grains of copper sulphate per lb. | Fined 40s. and 10$. 6d. costs. |
| REFUSAL TO SELL. | |||
| — | 24th Feb. | Refusal to sell milk to Inspector. | Fined 20s. and 2s. costs. |
| — | 3rd Mar. | Refusal to sell milk to the Inspector. | Fined 10s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |
*In these cases there have been prosecutions previously.
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