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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

Greenwich 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: Dried Egg Albumen and Other Imported Egg Products—(Conditional Releases)—Importations of Dried Egg Albumen and other Egg Products continued during the year with the following results :—

Dried Egg Albumen and Other Imported Egg Products—(Conditional Releases)—Importations of Dried Egg Albumen and other Egg Products continued during the year with the following results :—

Country of OriginQuantity ImportedContainers SampledUnsatisfactory
Bact.Chem.
Dried Egg Albumen America3,099 x 50 lb. ctns.180
„1,075x 44 lb. ctns.51——
„448 x 55 lb. ctns.15——
China300x 110 lb. cases354—
Denmark500 x 55 lb. ctns.50——
„1,699 x 44 lb. ctns.97——
Germany1,250 x 44 lb. ctns.80——
Holland20 x 110 lb. drums53—
„40 x 55 lb. drums51—
Spain105 x 44 lb. ctns.6——
Dried Whole Egg China8,752 x 110 lb. cases4302-
„200 x 50 lb. cases15——
Denmark400 x 55 lb. ctns.25——
Holland1,400 x 55 lb. ctns.895—
Yugoslavia2,000 x 44 lb. bags1152—
Dried Egg Yolk America20 x 175 lb. ctns.8--
Denmark600 x 55 lb. ctns.30——
Holland200 x 110 lb. ctns.10——
Spain400 x 55 lb. ctns.20——
„200 x 50 lb. ctns.151—
Sweden100 x 110 lb. drums5——
Frozen Whole Egg Australia50,191 x 281b. tins171_-
China14,000 x 441b. tins63-—
Holland2,600 x 38 lb. tins27-—
„998 x 44 lb. tins24-—
„5,277 x 28 lb. tins57-2
„749 x 22 lb. tins8-—
Rumania1,200 x 28 lb. tins20-—
Frozen Egg White China2,000 x 44 lb. tins51--
Holland8 x 28 lb. tins4-—

Table: Incidence of Salmonella

Incidence of Salmonella

Organism FoundSamples
Dried Egg AlbumenDried Whole EggDried Egg Yolk
Salmonella braenderup1—-
„ enteriditis1—-
„ reading1——
„ thompson4—-
„ typhimurium17—
„ meleagridis—2-
„ ohio——-1