National Republican., 1878-04-27
UNWHOLEsOME FOOD.
Green iss-Aduitsration Encouraged
by Hard Timss-Nscessity for Inspections


Of MIX.
The inspector Of unwholesome food, Mr.. William
Wolf has presented TO the Board Of Health his re-
port for the three months ending March 81, 1878,
ffom which the following interesting extracts are
taken:
The condem nations during this time includes
T3T pounds beef, 325 pounds veal, 1853 pounds nut.
ton, / S56 pounds pork, 2i9 pounds bacon, and rs
pounds venison bS turkeys, 1883 chickens 81 rab:
bits Is geese, 72 birds, 400 dozeu eggs. 6S bushel
cahbagcs and 70 bushels kaie.
The operations Of the service during this the sec
ond quarter Of the seventh year since It's inangura
tion have varied but little II any, from its former
history. Every eNerton has been put forth TO OBJ
tain the best results from the meagre means allowed
Us and what has been accomplished Is before YOU
During the past quarter thorough inspection OF
THE GREEN GROCERIES
and minor places for the sale Of meats vegetables
&c, has been made. As you are aware the reduced
fcrce employed does not admit Of regular daily in.
our poorer classes obtain their food, the larger
sources OF supply demanding our almost constant
attention. found, on inspection Of these places,
that the present condition Of the times has served
to reduce stock and caused both buyer and seller
TO be more careful less fresh meats are kept than
formerly, and the principal condemnations that
were made consisted Of the poorer qualities OF
smoked meats, Improperly cured or spoiled from
The same care is exercised as regards vegetables
andsother pcrishHble articles Of food and although
the quality Yves almost invariably poor, the condi
ton was much better than expected to find. These
occns ouRl visits, made as ohen as practicable
The wholesale, houses and markets have been care
| fully watched and all unwholesome material
promptly condemned and seized when found.
Before ending this report ] would once again
urge upon you and, through you, the Board o.
Health the necessity for increasing the force and
enlarging the usefulness Of this branch OF the ser
| vice. Congress should be shown the wants of tn,
| public In this dircctiun. In nearly all the large
cities the inspection of food has come In fora large
| share Of attention than from us.
| The times specially tend TO
| THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ADuLTERATIoN.
Scarcity Of money tho desire to sell for low prices
and demand for the cheaper grades Of articles stim
ulate unscrupulous retailers or knavish manufac
turers to the task Of doruudng their customers. IL
this the Capital of the nation all protection for tn
vigor; and yet we are behind many Of our siste
cities OF the Republic aud far In the wake Of thos
| OF Europe In this essential particular. Doubles
adulteratons are practieed in many articles of food
which on account OF our limited force, do not nov
come 10 our notice at all-articles whose sdultera
ton may at times prove fatal In the sick chambe
| or disastrous 10 the invalid.
THE INSPECTION OF MILK
Is a subject which has attracted more or less atteu
| ton IN most Of our larger cities Yet no provision
| Is made for such service here. Complaints OF tn
| adultcrstion Of milk are not unfTequent among u,
past year analyses las been made of samples sui
| mitod and impurities found. Although the di,
guStng practice Of Rdulterating with gum, siz,
| chalk, hceps brains. and other articles occasion
not IN All probability, pracced here; yet the CON
mon adulteration with water Is doubtlcssly carrie
on to n very great extent, and this should be pre-
vented, II only for the sake Of the hundreds an
thousands OF infants who lives depend upon Ill
nutriment found in the milk purchased daily b
their mothers.