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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 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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IMPORTATION OF EGG PRODUCTS, 1957.
| Country of Origin | Type of Egg Product | Quantity Imported (to nearest cwt.) | No. of sampls taken | No. of sampls positive | Quantity of contaminated egg | Disposal of contaminated egg | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-exported | Released for heat treatment | Still under detention | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||
| ARGENTINE | Frozen Albumen | 42 | 6 | – | – | 18 | – | 1 | – | — | |||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 20 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | – | – | 7 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | Frozen Whole Egg | 2528 | 15 | – | – | 723 | 22 | 36 | 8 | – | – | 21 | 9 | – | – | 14 | 19 | – | – | ||||
| CHINA | Frozen Whole Egg | 5912 | 12 | – | – | 466 | 28 | 149 | 2 | – | – | 54 | 9 | – | – | 93 | 15 | – | – | 18 | – | – | |
| Frozen Albumen | 1613 | 17 | – | – | 241 | 2 | 13 | 19 | – | – | 8 | 15 | – | – | 5 | 4 | – | -1 | |||||
| Frozen Yolk | 50 | – | – | – | 9 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 960 | 2 | – | – | 377 | 16 | 28 | 8 | – | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | |
| Dried Albumen | 44 | – | – | – | 19 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 27 | 18 | – | – | 43 | 2 | 11 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||||
| DENMARK | Frozen Albumen | 27 | – | – | – | 13 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Whole Egg | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 5 | 12 | – | – | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRANCE | Frozen Whole Egg | 43 | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 49 | 17 | – | – | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Yolk | 9 | 17 | – | – | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| GERMANY | Frozen Albumen | 3 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| HOLLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 31 | 8 | – | – | 25 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 8 | 9 | – | – | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 4 | 5 | – | – | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| ITALY | Dried Albumen | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| JAPAN | Dried Albumen | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| POLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 156 | 1 | – | 13 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 17 | 16 | – | – | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Frozen Whole Egg | 258 | 10 | – | – | 44 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | ||||||||
| SWEDEN | Dried Albumen | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| YUGOSLAVIA | Dried Albumen | 12 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 11820 | – | – | – | 2078 | 76 | 241 | 4 | – | – | 82 | 11 | – | – | 135 | 8 | – | – | 23 | 5 | – | – | |