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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
Southwark 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SAMPLING OF FROZEN WHOLE EGG FOR ALPHA-AMYLASE TEST
| Country of origin | Quantity imported | No. of samples taken | No. of samples failed test | Quantity of unsatisfactory egg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | C | Q | L | T | C | Q | L | |||
| Australia | 2,517 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 13 | 43 14 0 0 (Returned to Australia) | |||
| China | 3,214 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 1 | 21 9 0 0 (Repasteurised) | |||
| New Zealand | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | — | ||||
| Poland | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | ||||
| Rumania | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | — | ||||
| South Africa | 1,589 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668 | - | ||||
| Totals | 7,737 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2,524 | 14 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
In addition, 405 control samples were taken from the two pasteurisation plants in
the Borough as follows: —
British Egg 338
Chinese Egg 58
Polish Egg 7
Spanish Egg 2
405
All these samples were found to be satisfactory.