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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 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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IMPORTATION OF EGG PRODUCTS, 1959
| Country of origin | Type of Egg Product | Quantity Imported (to nearest cwt.) | No. of samples taken | No. of samples positive | Quantity of contaminated egg | Disposal of contaminated egg | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released for pasteurisation | Re-exported | Transferred to other Local authority | Still under detention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||
| ARGENTINA | Frozen Whole Egg | 19 | 13 | – | – | 9 | _ | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 185 | 13 | – | – | 106 | – | 2 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 9 | _ | – | |||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 168 | 11 | – | – | 76 | 1 | 1 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 16 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | Frozen Whole Egg | 3738 | 19 | – | – | 1635 | 94 | 152 | 6 | 2 | – | 148 | 14 | – | – | 3 | 12 | 2 | – | ||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 20 | – | – | – | 19 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BRAZIL | Dried Albumen | 1 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CANADA | Frozen Whole Egg | 490 | 2 | – | – | 230 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | – | 5 | 7 | – | – | 9 | 17 | – | – | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | ||||
| Frozen Albumen | 154 | 9 | – | – | 53 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CHINA | Frozen Whole Egg | 2286 | 4 | – | – | 762 | 47 | 74 | 8 | – | – | 58 | 11 | 2 | – | 15 | 16 | 2 | _ | ||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 723 | 10 | – | – | 250 | 11 | 38 | 16 | – | – | 24 | 10 | 2 | – | 14 | 5 | 2 | – | |||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 481 | 1 | – | – | 235 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 24 | 17 | – | – | |||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 10 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 27 | 7 | – | – | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DENMARK | Frozen Albumen | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 8 | 15 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| FRANCE | Frozen Albumen | 21 | – | – | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GERMANY | Frozen Albumen | 29 | 15 | – | – | 22 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HOLLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 32 | 3 | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 89 | 12 | – | – | 63 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 19 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | – | 13 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| IRELAND | Frozen Albumen | 4 | 12 | – | – | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Yolk | 1 | 15 | – | – | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NEW ZEALAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 161 | 9 | – | – | 107 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| POLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 425 | 14 | – | – | 134 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 127 | 18 | – | – | 22 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Frozen Whole Egg | 1163 | 6 | – | – | 709 | 47 | 58 | 13 | – | – | 54 | 9 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | ||||||||
| SWEDEN | Dried Albumen | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 2 | 14 | – | – | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.A. | Frozen Albumen | 22 | 8 | – | – | 9 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 94 | 4 | – | – | 72 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| YUGOSLAVIA | Frozen Albumen | 23 | 14 | – | – | 39 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 10541 | 12 | – | – | 4620 | 222 | 371 | 17 | – | – | 267 | 4 | – | – | 80 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | 4 | 2 | – | |