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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 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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IMPORTATION OF EGG PRODUCTS, 1961
| Country of Origin | Type of Egg Product | Quantity Imported | No. of Samples taken | No. of Samples positive | Quantity of contaminated egg | Disposal of contaminated egg | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released for pasteurisation | Re-exported | Still under detention | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||
| ARGENTINA | Frozen Albumen | 152 | 17 | – | – | 77 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 192 | 7 | – | – | 66 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | Frozen Whole Egg | 10001 | 4 | – | – | 3436 | 138 | 252 | 17 | – | – | 240 | 16 | 1 | – | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 976 | 15 | – | – | 360 | 2 | 2 | 17 | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Frozen Yolk | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | I | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 34 | 11 | – | – | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | I | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | I | ||||||||||||||||
| CHINA | Frozen Whole Egg | 265 | 13 | – | – | 108 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 29 | 13 | – | – | 24 | – | I | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 70 | 12 | – | – | 58 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | – | – | 1 | | |||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 29 | 11 | – | – | 28 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| DENMARK | Dried Whole Egg | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | I | & | |||||||||||||||
| FRANCE | Frozen Albumen | 61 | 18 | – | – | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| HOLLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | I | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 20 | 16 | – | – | 6 | – | I | £ | |||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 5 | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | I | m | |||||||||||||||
| ISRAEL | Frozen Whole Egg | 1431 | 6 | – | – | 420 | 32 | 250 | 15 | 3 | – | 250 | 15 | 3 | – | ||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 111 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | |||||||||||
| MEXICO | Dried Whole Egg | 12 | 6 | – | – | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| NEW ZEALAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 175 | 10 | | – | 24 | – | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| POLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 994 | 17 | – | – | 182 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 10 | – | – | – | 20 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Frozen Whole Egg | 1167 | 15 | – | – | 499 | 36 | 102 | 14 | 3 | – | 102 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||
| U.S.A. | Frozen Albumen | 107 | 4 | – | – | 21 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 2 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 4 | 9 | – | – | 3 | | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 15870 | 4 | | – | 5427 | 216 | 619 | | 3 | – | 596 | | 1 | – | 9 | 9 | 2 | – | 13 | 11 | – | – | |