§ MR. BOND (Dorset, E.)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether it is a fact that the invalids in the Fulham Workhouse Infirmary are supplied with Dutch margarine in lieu of butter; and, whether margarine is included as an article of food for invalids in the Dietary Table sanctioned by the Local Government Board?
§ THE SECRETARY (Mr. LONG) (Wilts, Devizes)(who replied) said: The inmates of the Fulham Union Infirmary are at present supplied with butter purchased under contract which is described as "Butter, good, 3rd Cork." The Guardians have resolved, at the expiration of the present contract, to use margarine instead of butter; and have accepted a tender for the supply of "Margarine, Jurgen's best Dutch manufacture," for the coming year. Under the Regulations of the Local Government Board as to the infirmary of the Fulham Union, it is the duty of the Medical Superintendent to prescribe the dietary for the sick inmates, and such dietary does not require the sanction of the Board.