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Certification of Food for Export.—As Certifying Officer for the City of
Westminster for all meat foods prepared or packed for export to several
foreign States, I have granted during 1914 31 certificates for the
United States, 3 for the Philippine Islands, and 10 for Venezuela.
More stringent regulations dealing with the importation of meat and
meat products have been issued by the Department of Agriculture of
the United States and came into force on 1st January, 1915. Copies of
these have been sent to the firms in Westminster who export such
products.

Milkshops.—At the end of 1913, 456 names of persons selling milk
were upon the register. In 1914, 20 names were removed and 33
added, leaving 469 on the register at the end of the year; 13 of these
were registered in respect of new premises; 1 is a street vendor living
in the City but storing his milk at an address in Lambeth. Six persons
selling milk were given notice to register, and all complied.
Ten hundred and fifteen visits were paid during the year, besides
those by the two Inspectors taking samples under the Food and Drugs
Acts, to premises in which milk is sold. Notices requiring improvement
of existing conditions were served in a number of instances; in 12
the walls and ceilings were dirty; 4 for accumulation of refuse; 2
drainage defective; 5 sink waste defective. Objection was taken to the
sale.of paraffin in 3 milkshops, and to milkpans not being covered in 4
instances.
Two cases of infectious disease occurred on premises in which milkshops
were situated, and 2 persons whose relatives were suffering from
an infectious disease were found to be working in milkshops. Satisfactory
arrangements were made in each instance and no infection of
the milk resulted.
Coicshed. — There is now only one cow.shed, namely, at
13, Marsham Street (licensed for 19 cows). These premises were visited
23 times during the year.
Food Poisoning.—(a) Eleven waiters at an hotel were taken ill after
eating a preparation of rice, and one died.