Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-17


1906: "A total of 1i7,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past weck) under the su.
pervlsion Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4.0S3 pounds of government-in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem-
ber II. 1905:
although the condemnation and dc.
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months--sincc the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult.,
by order Of the Commissioner--have
reached immense proportions, much un.
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pnthologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
cilitics for microscopic laboratory cx.
animation have not yet been restored.
"'rhc Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 80 parts
Of beef carcusses. 3 hogs and cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
''.rle total stock yards oondcmnations
amounted to 11G,S0S pounds
parts Of beef carcasses!'
In other words Il has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass go to the people for food !!
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1905:
"The department has made n now
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
| electromagnetic animals. Hereafter nll
animals that show, on pOst.mOrtem
examination, n degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
ing pus, will be condemned and de.
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen
eral infection were destroyed
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1905:
"StOckyards inspection Of meats fol
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order OF the Commissioner Of
Health on Aug. Z. ult., with two dc
partmcnt inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wert
put to work, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance COMMITTEES
OF the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 q
grand total Of 2,7Si,lO7 pounds Of
food supplies were condemned and dc
strOyed us unwh0lcs0me, diseased Ol
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Noven,.
Der %. 1905:
"Condemnations Of unit food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards. sos
pounds Of cattle, hogs, cnlves and sheep
AT retail markets GG,730 pounds Of
beef, ham and poultry"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
IL, 1905:
Following Is a summary Of unfI
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight l52,5O9 pounds; 3G2 hogs
weight 5S,s3S pounds; 10 calves
weight Gl5 pounds; IL sheep, weigh,
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets 93(
pounds Of fish; SO calves, hogs, .,
800 pounds; cattle. ! sheep, 03:
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,49l pounds. Total
2Ll14 pounds.
aggregate cOndemnatlons OF unf,
food during the week, 252,4ii
pounds"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
23, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned ana de-
stroyed:
"2sOh cattle, weighing 14S,S2l
pounds:
1906 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
"Cut meats weighing 5,O2i pounds
"l5 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
~ sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
"Twenty-One cattle, nine hogs and
5,024 pounds cut meats were con.
demned after passing) government in.
spectiOn."
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
80, 1905:
"A total of l9S.OO2 pounds OF meats
was condemned by the department In
spectOrs ut tho Union stock Yards
and destroyed under their supervision.
At retail markets, $3.50 pounds Of
dressed meats; 24,15O pounds of fish,
and 3.OS6 pounds Of poultry, hams
and rabbits were condemned and de-
strOyed.
'"The Commissioner has issued the
following instructions to the chief in.
spector at. the Union Stock Yards:
While actinomycosis is usually
confined to the head, and may be said
in one sense to be localized disease,