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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Country of Origin | Quantity Imported | Containers Sampled | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bact. | Chem. | |||
| Dried Egg Albumen | ||||
| America | 383 x 50 lb. Ctns. | 38 | 2 | — |
| Denmark | 20 x 50 lb. Ctns. | 2 | — | — |
| Dried Whole Egg | ||||
| Australia | 651 x 160 lb. Drums | 89 | — | — |
| China | 4,377x 110 lb. Tins | 221 | 7 | — |
| Denmark | 420 x 50 lb. Ctns. | 30 | 1 | — |
| »» | 400 x 56 lb. Ctns. | 22 | — | — |
| Holland | 230 x 14 lb. Drums | 20 | — | — |
| II | 200 x 55 lb. Drums | 20 | — | — |
| Poland | 7,999 x 44 lb. Ctns. | 137 | — | — |
| I* | 3.000 x 501b. Ctns. | 30 | — | — |
| Dried Egg Yolk | ||||
| Denmark | 200 x 551b. Ctns. | 20 | — | — |
| Frozen Whole Egg | ||||
| Australia | 127,829x 281b. Tins | 567 | — | 1 |
| China | 33,337 x 44 1b. Tins | 221 | — | 3 |
| » | 5,500 x 281b. Tins | 51 | — | — |
| Frozen Egg White | ||||
| China | 500 x 44 lb. Tins | 25 | — | — |
| Organism Found | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Whole Egg | Frozen Whole Egg | Dried Egg Albumen | |
| Salmonella meleagridis | 7 | — | — |
| „ thornpson | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ tennessee | — | — | 1 |
Dried Hen Egg Albumen—All landings of this product, if found
positive on bacteriological examination, are 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 of Cory Associated Wharves Ltd., Palmers
Wharf, Prince Street, S.E.8.
Salmonella organisms were found in one consignment during
the current year of sampling carried out in the Borough. One heat
treatment was effected on the positive albumen and further samples
taken all proved satisfactory.
English Frozen Whole Egg Plant—In 1967, this plant was in
full production. The Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963,
were implemented without difficulty and to the complete satisfaction of this Department. Fifty-two samples were submitted to the
Amylase Test, all of which proved satisfactory.