New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
FOR EXTRA WATCHING.
ADDITIONAL, INSPECTORS AS A PROTEC-
rION AGAINST POISONOUS MEAT.
THE INCREASED TERRITORY SAID TO REQUIRE
SEVERAL MORE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BROOKLYN OVER THAT OF
OTHER CITIEs-DANGER

IN POULTRY
The frequent complaints made IN 10Th
City of inadequate meat inspection, ana the
consequent placing on the market or animal
food unfit for use, has caused many people IN
Rrooklyn to ask If this cit, Is in the same con-
dition. SO far as it's food supply is concerned.
II Is asserted by the Health Department ana
other competent authorities In Brooklyn that
there is comparatively little to be feared on
this side OF the river 1t Is pointed out by theih
that while Brooklyn Is a large town. the I'LL
fcrent conditions which exist mere make inc
oanger IN health from the sale Of meat much
less than in New-York. DR.. NoicKehhihs' the
chemist of the Health Department, asserted yes
terday that there need be no fear OF contagioh
or disease In Brooklyn. except perhaps In few
tenement lJca titles, which are careiuily "atcheu'
The weekly reports OF meat and food inspec-
ITO, ba said bore out the claims made by the
Health Department.
There is one thing however-and that was
learned from Dr. Volckenning-that, with the
increased territory in Brooklyn, there are not
enough meat inspectors to do the work properly
This Is not the fault Of the Health Department.
The low state of Brooklyns finances ana inc
work OF the Board OF Estimate have MADE IL
impossible to add to this necessary stan OF city
officials There are at present SIX meat III
spectors Dr. Vockenning says that eight are
required lie did not wish to be UNDERSTOOD
however he said that six men were really IN
ADEQUATE. although they were badly overworked.
HOW WATCHING Is DONE.
1n the matter of our meat Inspections SAID
DR. Volckenning. I'VE are much more thorous"
than the New-Tork Health Department can
pretend 10 be. Our slaughter-houses mere are
centralized; they are divided into the hudson
ave and Johnson-ave. districts. Ihe'e "lo
about eight houses in Brooklyn where ca't'1
are slaughtered. Three inspectors are on uu'S
constantly: that is. when killing Is going on.
The inspectors know by general superNiS'ViA
the class OF cattle that is to be Killed Tor the
dav Where a bunch Of steers is 10 ne SINUS"
tered. II is known by experience that the DANGER
from tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw otherwise
known as actinomycosls Is slight ana the'''o'''
the inspectors give more attention 70 Inv
slauChter-houses where consgnments OF cow
are about To be killed. Other animals ." u
hoo, are also carefully looked ct. do not
mean to say that the inspectors can see "
or,r,a, that is killed. for that would be an Inn
possibility. t,.,
,hot We ,nsnect retail shops. There are IN
prooklvn about sixteen hundred In the better
a,s,r,.,e IN, inspectors visit each shop about
once a month. or perhaps fourteen times yr"' ,
J., the tenement districts there Is more i'su
scrutiny of the butcher shops, end the lhSl''
tiors run from twenty to thirty year. Inc IN
snections are thorough. and reports must % "''''
., Nv rnerv,ysom each shop on the cpndl,iob
- the icabox the sewer Connection me .',''.
and the meat. Wherever bob NeAl Is ioun" -
g. oonIernel and rendered unit Tor use Oy pour
- l.,ne.ne unon II afi,r which the ORAL men
us us, =, owav With the force We have the men
are doing most excellent work. ana We hohsss',
feel that there is really very niue 0""'e 'V'