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It is to be regretted that there is no Board of Analysts appointed b;
law to which disputed cases may be referred. The Chemists o
Somerset House do not occupy this position; Magistrates do not take
their opinion as final unless it happens to be for the defendant. A cases
in which this Vestry was concerned during this year may illustrate that
fact.
A man was summoned on my certificate for selling skimmed milk,
his evidence he admitted that his own Analyst also said it was skimmed
On the Magistrate referring to Somerset House the three Chemists therered
also agreed as to the skimming. So that five Analysts stated that the
sample had been skimmed. The vendor then produced a sixth Chemist
to state that it was not skimmed. Hereupon the case was dismissed.
Such a state of affairs would not be possible were there a Board of
Appeal whose decisions were final.
I owe the heartiest thanks to the members of the Sanitary Committee,
and to their Inspectors for the zealous way they have worked to stem,
if possible, the strong current of adulteration.
Appending a tabulated account of the samples examined last quarter,
I have the honour to be
Your obedient servant,
ALF. W. STOKES,
Public Analyst.