The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-06
LOCAL MEATS ARE WELL INSPECTED Duncan Reports on Animals
 Slaughtered Here REVIEWS THE SITUATION Meat Inspector Says That the Local Slaughter House Is We'll Equipped
 for Caring for the Anl.
 mals Killed.
 

III iliehlHS HID iVpOlh Abl lht hiSiiSAA of June City Milk and Meat Inspector E. M Duncan enters into a statement in regard to the local slaughter house, where practically all the animals killed in Birmingham are slaughtered.
 He states that the agitation which has been created recently makes the subject an interesting one, and for that reason he explains to the public that they are safe in purchasing the fresh meats sold in Birmingham, as they are carefully in- spected
 Following is the report in full:
 Birmingham, Ala. July 5, 1906. To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, city
 Gentlemen: The following is my report for the month of June 1906:
 Home slaughtered animals inspected: Cattle, 1S1: hogs, 2S6 sheep, S2; calves, IS; goats, z. Total, 574.
 Street and market animals inspected: Cattle. z; hogs, 26; sheep, s2; calves, 305; goats, P. Total, 492.
 Western animals inspected: Cattle, 1215; hogs. 127; sheep, 570; calves. 6S. Total, 1880. Total number animals inspected: Cattle, 1403 hogs, 439 sheep 734; calves, 991; goats, 79. Grand total, S046.
 Animals rejected on hoof before slaugh- ter:
 One calf, sick and feverish.
 Animals condemned and tanked after slaughter:
 One hog. natural death, overheated, 125 pounds.
 Beef livers condemned
 Two flyers. cavernous angioma, 80 pounds: one liver, abscesses, 15 pounds.
 Hog flyers condemned:
 Eighteen flyers, cysts, 20 pounds; g flyers. flukes. 45 pounds.
 Bruised meat cut out and condemned, 50 pounds.
 Meat spoiled by keeping, 76SS pounds.
 Total condemned and tanked, S43
 Fish condemned and tanked, 12OO pounds.
 Amount collected on meat inspection fees. s3S6.95.
 Western cuts inspected (not included in the above number of animals) 315, 220 pounds.
 As so much has been said by the press recently of national influence on the meat question, it might be of interest to the public of this community to have brief statement regarding conditions con- cerning the local meat supply.
 At present we have located in this city nine establishments doing a wholesale IiltdI DuSl1eSS, dli Ol Silu cSldDilSuiiitiilS being under our personal supervision of inspection All of the green meats dis posed of from these places of business are personally inspected and approved by us before being sold The coolers in which these meats are handled are kept fin @ clean and sanitary condition at all times, and the meats are handled In a sanitary manner. All meats spoiled by keeping or otherwise rendered unfit for food, are destroyed in the rendering tank at the slaughter house.
 Very nearly all of the homegrown meat disposed of in this market is dressed and prepared for sale at the slaughter house. located at Twenty-fourth street and Twenty-third avenue, North Blr- mingham This business is conducted by the Birmingham Packing company. All of the animals offered for slaughter at this place are under the personal inspec- tion of one of the inspectors of our de- partment Both ante-mortem and post mortem inspection of the animals is made that Is. inspection before the animals are slaughtered and also after the same have been slaughtered. By this method in case the symptoms of disease are not char acteristic enough to be detected before the animal Is slaughtered, after slaugh- tering, should there be any disease present lndL WOulu cause tuc Aiedt oA SuSh oi- mai to be dangerous or deleterious to health conditions, we have second chance to detect such conditions and when we find any animal that is infected with any infectious or contagious disease. or otherwise unfit for food, the carcass of such animal Is destroyed in the rem dering tank So no animals except those fit for food are allowed to pass for the purpose.
 The slaughtering of animals at this place is conducted in an acceptable and sanitary manner. The buildings are con- structed so as to take care of the blood and all offal matter, which is manufact- ured into fertilizer. or otherwise satisfac- torily disposed of
 Ample cooling or refrgerating rooms are afforded for properly taking care of the dressed meats. The firm manufac- lures its own ice.
 So if 1t is desired by the public to se- lect meats of the home grown product. they are thus afforded the opportunity. Or if they have preference for the western product, the meats principally shipped into this market, ample oppor- tunity is also afforded.
 The meats are distributed directly to the public by the retail dealers, which establishments are also under our per- sonal supervision and inspection. Re- speetfully submitted.
 F. M. DUNCAN,