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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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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF EGG PRODUCTS
| Country of origin | Type of egg product | Quantity examined | No. of samples taken | No. of samples positive | Quantity of contaminated egg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | C | Q | L | T | C | Q | L | ||||
| Australia | Frozen albumen | 158 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 114 | — | ||||
| Frozen yolk | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | |||||
| Dried whole egg | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | |||||
| China | Frozen albumen | 378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | — | ||||
| Dried whole egg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Denmark | Dried albumen | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | ||||
| Holland | Dried whole egg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | — | ||||
| Liquid whole egg | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | _ | |||||
| Poland | (Sugar preserved) Frozen albumen | 148 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 5 | 6 2 0 0 (Re-exported) | |||
| U.S.A. | Dried albumen | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 2 4 0 0 (Re-pasteurised) | |||
| Yugoslavia | Frozen albumen Miscellaneous | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 19 | |||||
| Totals | 892 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 860 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
The following types of Salmonellae were isolated during routine sampling of egg products during 1969:—
| Country of Origin | Organism | No. of samples |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Salmonella worthington | 4 |
| Arizona group | 1 | |
| U.S.A. | Salmonella thompson | 2 |
| 7 |