The herald., 1895-02-27
DISEASED SHEEP CONDEMNED
Health Officer Steddom Finds a
Lot Of Scabby Sheep
ORDERED THEM CREMATED
Two-Thirds of the Shipment Have Been
Sold TO the Local Butchers
They Came From Arizona and No More
OF the Kind VIII Be Permitted
to Enter the City

Health Officer Steddom condemned fifty
eight sheep yesterday at the Union stock
yards in East Los Angeles. They were
affected with "a disease known 10 the or
dinary run OF people as 'scab. -
The shipment originally comprised 300
sheep, and the remaining 142 have been
killed and sold to the butchers Of Los AM
geles and probably served up on the tables
OF the people of Los Angeles.
Early yesterday morning word was sent
to the Mayor and also to the Health Officer
that there were large number Of dis
eased sheep being sold to the butchers of
the city from the Union stock yards.
Health Officer Steddom Immediately sent
for DR.. Rowland, the county veterinary
inspector and an expert OIL animal dis
eases. Together the two went to the
Union stock yards and there the fifty
eight sheep were found suffering from the
disease known as sheep scab.
Eleven of the number were so bad that
Ijr. Steddom ordered them taken to the
city crematory at once, where they will
be incincrated. The remaining forty
seven will be dipped.
Dr. Steddom Stated to Herald reporter
later i'll the day that the disease is con-
tagious one and that the sheep are badly
stricken with it. dipping will save a
orders that no more sheep shall be
brought to the city from Maricopa county,
Arizona, where this shipment came from,
and | shall watch the matter very care
fully hereafter and put a stop at once to
the bringing of diseased cattle or sheep to
this market, if possible.
Yes" he said in reply to a question,
" | suppose the others sheep in this ship
ment and | don't know how many more
have been killed and eaten in this city.
- Twas able to find out very little from
Messrs. Roberts & Wilson, the gentlemen
who have charge of the stock yards but
| found out enough to cause me to call a
meeting of the Board of Health and we
have sent Il communication to the Coun-
Gil. -
The communication which the board of
health sent to the Council, after detailing
the circumstance of the finding of the
diseased sheep earnestly requested the
Council to appoint no man as meat in
spector who could not pass an examina-
ton by the Board of Health.
DR.. Salisbury of the board came before
the Council and spoke about the subject.
He said reports that diseased meat was
being sold came to the board frequently,
and that it was impossible for any man
to say that meat is diseased. 1t must
he inspected before the cattle or sheep are
killed.
DR.. Hurts appeared also and was more
emphatic in his statements than Dr. Sal
isbury had been He said that any boy
can tell ii meat is tainted and that is all
any man can do after the CATTLE are kill
ed. The city is overrun with diseased
cattle, and half the milk used has tuber-
culosis is it.
DR.. Steddom himself took a hand at
the discussion and went further even than
his associates had done. He said that
the city must have a slaughter house,
where all the meats used is killed and
where the meat inspector is continually
stationed.
'Ths inspection of meat at the butcher
shops by man who has no other quail
ticatons than that he need to be
butcher, is sheer nonsense, he said.
THE Council did not act on the propo-
stion yesterday for several reasons.
The ordi ance OF intention to have
meat inspector was up for passage and
the Council amended it 50 that the in
spector must make reports to the Board
of Health periodically, and it will be two
days yet before the appointment is made.
One of the difficulties in the way of al
lowing the Board of Health to appoint
the meat inspector is that the appoint
ment fell to Councilman Stockwell in the
allotment by the new Council last Jan
uary, and Mr.. Stockwell has selected +.
W. Tyler for the position. Mr.. Tyler was
satisfactory to the Council, and MI. Stock
well doesn't feel that he should give up
the plum.
Health Officer Steddom, however, feels
that the matter is one of great i'm
portance. He would like to have DIR.
Rowland appointed and will present in
his request that the Board of Health be
given the appointment