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unsuspecting public are to get this moisture-laden luxury under a
variety of nice-sounding fancy names that have to he registered.
During the passing of this, the very latest of all our Butter Bills,
is was suggested, in view of the amount of water to be allowed,
that "Aquatic" Butter should be the fixed definition of this
humectated article.
As with Butter, or more properly speaking moistened Butter,
so with the new definition of Margarine. This article of food of
the poor has always been more or less associated with a sort of
mystery as to its manufacture, although many of the brands are
perfectly wholesome and lor the price nutritious. For the future,
however, it may apparently be a compound of any and everything
that can be termed an article of food, from boiled carrots to
mashed potatoes, so long as it is made to resembie Butter and
does not contain more than 10 per cent. of Butter fat, or 16 per
cent. of water.
New
Legislation
Affecting
Tenement
Houses.
Amongst other new legislation coming into force in the New
Year and effecting Sanitary Authorities is Section 78 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, which relates
to the water supply of tenement houses.
The following copy of a letter which I had written for the
information of the District Inspectors contains all particulars,
and is practically adapted from a circular letter received from the
London County Council:—
Public Health Department,
Bethnal Green.
13th January, 1908.
Dear Sir,—
I have been directed to call your attention to the provisions
of Sec ion 78 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1907, which received the Royal Assent on the 28th August
last.