Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-10

Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis |
read the following from the Health DE. |
partment Bulletin. November 4. 1905:
"The total amount of meats con.
dcmned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. or the principal causes of
condemnation. 81 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. IL per cent for
actinomycosis-lumpy jaw--and per
cent for hog cholera
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. q.
1905: "a total of 147.0W pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past weekly under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4.0S3 pounds of government-in.
spectcd cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses I'm the West for Chicago
city trade and canning
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Health Department Bulletin. Novcm-
bcr II. 1905:
although the condemnation and dc.
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the pnst
three months-slncc the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
by order Of the Commissioner-havc
reached immense proportions. much un-
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cllities for microscopic laboratory cx.
animation have not yet been restored.
The Union stock Yards city lnspcc.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasscs, hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"Thc total stock yards concentrations
amounted to 116.SOS pounds"
PARTS of beef carcnsses.
In other words II Inns been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and lot the rest Of
the carcass go 70 the people for food F!
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec
10. 1906:
"The department has made n new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw ol
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on p0st.mOrten
examination, n degeneration Of tho
lesion, with cavity formation. contain
ing pus. will be condemned and de
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen
cral infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1905:
"StOckyarls inspection of meats fol
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner Ol
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de
partment inspectors employed. Or
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put TO work, ana Oct. ID authorlt,
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
Between Aug. and Nov. 30 I
grand total Of 2,7si,107 pounds o
food supplies were condemned and de
stroyed as unwholesOme, diseased o
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem
ber %, 1905:
"Condemnations of unfit food durlni
! the week:
: At the Union Stock Yards. GS,70'
pounds OF cattle, hogs, calves and sheeI
: AT retail markets 66,10 pounds o
beef. ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, Dee
10, 1905:
: Following is summary Of unf
food condemned and destroyed durin
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 ca
!, tie weight 800 pounds; 3G2 hog'
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calve,
weight 6l5 pounds; IL sheep, weigh
; go pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
b Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
: AT city retail markets-ls,0i
pounds of fish; 80 calves, 1 hogs, =
900 pounds; = cattle. ] sheep, Oh
:, pounds of poultry and dressed meat
: and vegetables, l,40l pounds. Tota
. 2l,1l4 pounds,
Aggregate condemnatlons Of unf
) food during the week, o52,ii
pounds
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n Health Department Bulletin, De,
: go, 1903:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fo
q lowing have been condemned and d'
n strOyed:
a "2sOh cattle, weighing 1iS,s2
pounds:
.. "356 hogs, weighing 4O,i75 pound
? "Cut meats weighing 1904 pound
T. 10 calves, weighing s55 pounds.
= - sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
n "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs an
% 5,O2i pounds cut meats were col
:. demned after (passngJ government il
10 spectlOn."
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II Health Department Bulletin, De,
d 80, 1905;
- "a total NJ los Olo unupJs nf ,,.,,