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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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| Country of Origin | Type of Egg | Quantity Imported | Number of Samples Taken | Number of Samples found to be Contaminated | Quantity of Contaminated Egg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||
| China | Frozen Whole Egg | 2794 | 18 | – | – | 222 | 18 | 52 | 3 | – | – |
| Frozen Albumen | 2244 | 13 | – | – | 394 | 4 | 24 | 2 | – | – | |
| Frozen Yolk | 46 | 17 | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Glycerinated Yolk | 5 | 16 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dried Whole Egg | 489 | 2 | – | – | 457 | 44 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Dried Albumen | 98 | 4 | – | – | 91 | 20 | 16 | – | – | – | |
| Dried Yolk | 62 | 16 | – | – | 120 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | – | |
| Argentine | Frozen Albumen | 123 | 10 | – | – | 68 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dried Whole Egg | 68 | 8 | – | – | 40 | 7 | 9 | 14 | – | – | |
| Australia | Frozen Whole Egg | 550 | 6 | – | – | 153 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frozen Albumen | 4 | 15 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Brazil | Frozen Whole Egg | 9 | 17 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denmark | Frozen Whole Egg | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frozen Albumen | 16 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dried Whole Egg | – | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dried Albumen | 11 | 7 | – | – | 39 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| France | Frozen Albumen | 21 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frozen Yolk | 29 | 15 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Germany | Frozen Albumen | 5 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holland | Frozen Albumen | 13 | 15 | – | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dried Whole Egg | – | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 24 | |
| Dried Albumen | – | 18 | – | – | 23 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | |
| New Zealand | Frozen Whole Egg | 37 | 10 | – | – | 13 | 4 | 9 | – | 2 | – |
| Frozen Egg Pulp | 145 | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poland | Dried Whole Egg | 6 | 15 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Africa | Frozen Whole Egg | 45 | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden | Dried Albumen | 3 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Totals | 6835 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1798 | 110 | 119 | 11 | – | 24 | |