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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Country of Origin | Quantity Imported | Containers Sampled | No. of Positives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 86,907×28 lb. tins | 442 | 6* |
| Canada | 1,472×38 lb. pails | 32 | — |
| China | 19,750×44 lb. tins | 521 | 71 |
| „ | 500×22 lb. tins | 26 | — |
| Czechoslovakia | 3,637×11 kilos tins | 34 | — |
| Holland | 50×12 kilos tins | 4 | — |
| „ | 100×6 kilos tins | 6 | — |
| S. Africa | 368×40 lb. tins | 12 | 2 |
* includes 2 chemical ** includes 58 chemical
NOTE:—Due to the industry's inability to install the necessary
apparatus for amylase testing in accordance with the Liquid
Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963, in time to meet the
originally suggested date, the Ministry deferred the operative
date to 1st January, 1964.
Nevertheless, in anticipation of the operation of the
Regulations, samples were submitted to the amylase test
during the current year with the results given above.
Incidence of Salmonella
| Organism Found | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Egg Albumen | Dried Whole Egg | Frozen Whole Egg | |
| — | — | 2 | |
| — | 4 | — | |
| 1 | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1 | |
| 1 | — | 7 | |
| — | 10 | — | |
| — | — | 9 | |
Dried Hen Egg Albumen.—All landings of this product
continue to be submitted to the heat treatment process recommended
by the National Albumen Advisory Committee set up by the
Ministry of Health. This process is undertaken at the premises