Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-21
AxrxsprcroR OF MEATS.
The Creation OF the once Demanded
What Medical Men say About Disease"
Meat and UnwhOlesome Food

The Creation OF the once Dehahue"
What Medical Men say About Diseased
Meat and UnwhOlesOme Food.
raDorter Of the MORNING News
called Yesterday on q number Of the physl-
clans Of the city to ascertain whether III
their opinion it would be advisable to nave
such an officer as Inspector Of Meats. Inc
Gentlemen who were interviewed reluseu
/ 10 permit their names to be gwen 70 'nS
public. but the reporter was lnio! ili'i
that the need Of an Inspector OF ned -,
had for some years been recoSu.Ieu -
tha members Of the meaicai IIase5 ~ ~, {,
ord mat such an officer was needed nov
a. much as il had ever been. Inc re-
/ s.orter was further informed that as late
/ A. me past summer a Northern mousse re-
ceived a letter Of inquiry from a urn III ~
Savannah. asking upon what terms u
would furnish inferior me as.
The reporter endeayored 10 learh tue
name OF either Of the firms, but was H.
formed that the name of the Northern
finn was not remembered, and that Inc
name Of the Savannah firm was not NEIL
Toned during the conversation. Inc re-
porter then asked the physician II, IN MS
ouini0D. unwhOlesOme meats were SOFA III
savannah. and the doctor replied IN tue
affirmative.
..WeU. Doctor. what should be the re-
auirements Of an Inspector Of Meats
should he be butcher or physician:
-He should know how TO use micro
/ scone and be a good Judge not only OF I'VE
r9tfIe. but slaughtered beef. lie shOuld
moi he n person who could obtain the
/ office merely on account Of his political
Influence. or simply because IL We're
( deemed necessary to give him an once
I'm an interview with another physician
the reporter was informed that lew
wears ago the medical fraternity OF "a
yannah were treating several cases OF
SIRE hands. the patients beng DutcneIs-
/ An investigation resulted IN the discovery
that every butcher who was afflicted was
I'm the habit not Of handling diseased pork
/ but beef. and the subject was deemed OF
7 sufficient importance by the georgia
Medical society 10 warrant that DOdY ln
addressing communication 10 the Clll-
I zeus Sanitary Association suggesting tue
necessity for the appointment oil an III
/ spectOr Of Meats.
tion;"
The Medical Society never heard from
their letter. and is presumed that the
suggestion was pigeOn-hOled or laid IN
definitely on the shelf"
'.Whv is il that the matter was ignored
in that Manner
4 will answer that question by asking
another. and that Is: Why Is 1t that GER
I tain well known gentlemen get lost when
they become members OF such a body. II
YOU can not explain how they vanish,
! how can / explain why our communl-
cation WAS pigeOn-hOled. These gentle
men are As honorable as YOU can find any
/ where. and il would seem that their lndi-
/ viduaIitv would make itself felt on such
/ a question. but somehow it failed
-.How does the eating Of diseased meat
affect people,
There are many persons whose stOm-
achs are i'm torpid condition. and the eat
inuof diseased meat might not affect them.
T They are accustomed 10 eat almost
E everything that Is set before them. But
I 10 a child for instance, should eat
E diseased meat the probability Is that IL
would he sickened and perhaps DANGER
Ouslv affected, Even some grown people,
. after eating unwhOlesome food are at
tackled hv diarrhUa or other complaints
I two or three hours afterwards. 1t is not
only diseased beef and pork, but decay
Ing fish and sick poultry that should
I be inspected. The eating of all such dis
eased food has doubtless led to blood
poison In some instances especially
among children. The Inspector Of Meats
should be a bonded officer. The Clerk OF
B the Market might nil the office and IN
a short time learn to Use the MI
/ croscope scientifically. In some of the
Z French and other large cities all the live
+ stock is slaughtered at an appointed
/ place, where the Inspector has an oppor-
! tunity 10 examine the condition
of the animals before they are
+ killed. No meat is permitted to
I De sold i'm the markets unless dressed at
+ that point The price is also regulated
I nj stipulated times. and the public cannot
I be imposed upon. The Inspector is placed
7 above temptation and is respected"
The reporter also learned that the ma
I ierity Of the members Of the Georgia
/ Medical Society still believe that there
/ should be an Inspector of Meats, but that
+ they refuse to pass any resolution or take
anv official action as a body in the mat
I ter for the reason that their recOmm2nda-
+ ton. made about two years ago, was not
{ Noticed