View report page

48 Of Butter samples 44 per cent. were found to be more or less mixed
with Margarine, so that a purchaser buying Butter in this district would
be almost as likely to get Margarine as Butter. This substitution of
Margarine for Butter entails a great loss on the British Dairy Farmer,
who is undersold by tho Foreign Grease Merchants. Neither do the
poor benefit by the legitimate sale of Margarine, since a higher price
is extracted from them by selling it as Butter.
This Parish unfortunately shews a higher percentage of adulterated
samples than the rest of London; the average for the Metropolis is
about 16 per cent., in this Parish it is 30 per cent. Only one sample
of food for every 1450 inhabitants was examined during the year. I
am pleased to bo able to bear witness to the able way in which the
various prosecution-cases wore carried out by your Inspectors. The
total amount paid into tho Vestry account for fines during the year
was £109 4s. 6d.
I remain,
Your obedient Servant,
ALF. W. STOKES, F.C.S. F.I C.
Public Analyst.