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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 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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SAMPLING OF EGG PRODUCTS, 1962
| Country of Origin | Type of Egg Product | Quantity Sampled | No. of Samples taken | No. of Samples positive | Quantity of contaminated egg | Disposal of contaminated egg | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released for pasteurisation | Re-exported | Still under detention at 31/12/62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | T. | C. | Q. | L. | ||||
| ARGENTINA | Dried Whole Egg | 79 | 2 | – | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 3 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 89 | 4 | – | – | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | Frozen Whole Egg | 7540 | 10 | – | – | 1229 | 72 | 282 | 14 | 2 | – | 282 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | — | ||||
| Frozen Albumen | 162 | – | – | – | 73 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | – | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 50 | 14 | – | – | 72 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | |||||||||
| CANADA | Frozen Albumen | 83 | 12 | – | – | 19 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| CHINA | Frozen Whole Egg | 1056 | 1 | – | – | 228 | 30 | 135 | 1 | 34 | 1 | – | – | 101 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 157 | 3 | – | – | 98 | 6 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | |||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 60 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | 1 | 17 | – | – | 1 | 17 | – | – | |||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 5 | – | – | – | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| DENMARK | Frozen Whole Egg | 5 | – | – | – | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 12 | 17 | – | – | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Yolk | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 7 | 4 | – | – | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| HOLLAND | Frozen Albumen | 126 | 7 | – | – | 11 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Albumen | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| ISRAEL | Frozen Whole Egg | 90 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | – | 17 | 12 | 2 | – | ||||||||
| Frozen Albumen | 101 | 4 | – | – | 82 | 2 | 3 | 12 | – | – | 3 | 12 | – | – | |||||||||
| Frozen Yolk | 3 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||||||||||
| POLAND | Frozen Whole Egg | 167 | 6 | – | – | 23 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Dried Whole Egg | 19 | 15 | – | – | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Frozen Whole Egg | 2106 | 2 | – | – | 441 | 23 | 70 | 7 | – | – | 70 | 7 | – | – | ||||||||
| SWEDEN | Dried Albumen | 6 | – | – | – | 115 | 31 | Whole consignment remainder exported. | detained—8 | cwts. released for | industrial use, | ||||||||||||
| U.S.A. | Dried Albumen | 10 | 15 | – | – | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| YUGOSLAVIA | Frozen Albumen | 14 | 15 | – | – | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 11971 | 19 | – | – | 2542 | 182 | 532 | 15 | – | – | 375 | 9 | – | – | 52 | 19 | – | 103 | 19 | ||||
| (+ 8 cwts. industrial use) | |||||||||||||||||||||||