Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-22
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tuniy to Get All It Wants
Of L.
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
cul0sis Trimmed Out.

honor-even murder--to poison the
water supply Of country. 10 II any
better to poison the food supply? II
ls time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1906:
"The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was i.3l3,3l3
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. S5 FER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
actinomycosIs -lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pcrvlsiOn Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds of governmental.
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.
Der IL. 1905:
| although the condemnation and de-
structlon OF food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three m0nths--Since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
By order Of the Commissioner have
reached Immense proportions, much un.
nt food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory *.
animation have not vt been restored.
'"rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses, 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"Ths total stock yards condemnati tiOns
amounted to i76sOs pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses
In other words II has been and II
the practice to cut out the canccrs and
tubercular t,iMors and let the rest Of
the carcass 70 to the people for food |!
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
III, 1905:
'The department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw OF
actinomycOtic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on p0st.mortein
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
iug pus, will be condemned and de-
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with q gen.
sral infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30. 1905:
"stOckyards inspection of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner of
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de.
/
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
Of the city council Tor the employ.
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. and Nov. 30 q
grand total OF 2.7Sl,iN pounds Of
food supplies were condemned aud de-
strOyed as unwholesome. diseased or
otherwise undt for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
10, 1905:
Following Is summary Of unit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat.
tie, weight 152, pounds; 302 hogs,
weight 5S.S3s pounds; 10 calves,
weight 6i5 pounds; ~ sheep. weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-lS. $50
pounds Of fish; 30 calves, 4 hogs. g..
900 pounds; 2 cattle. ! sheep, 833
pounds Of poultry aud dressed meats
aud vegetables, 1,481 pounds. Total.
21,l14 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatiOns Of unit
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be Investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what 4 showing up there will
be!
The investigation OF the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla.
ture will not be circumstance to 1t.
ChicagO's multi-milli0naires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will ST their ,lst dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
The Eagle will keep up Its fight on
the cattle and packing. people until the
sale Of animals afiiicted with cancer
and tubsrculosis 10 stopped entirely.