Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-19


cent for hog cholera
Health Department Bulletin. Dec. 0.
1905: ~ total of 141,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past wcek) under the su.
pervisiOn Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,0S3 pounds of governmental.
spectcd 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 II, 1906:
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three mOnths--since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
by order Of the Commissloner-have
reached immense proportions, much un.
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats rs show gross
pathologlc conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cillties for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspcc-
tors condemned and destroyed 80 parts
of beef carcasscs, 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
".rhe total stock yards condcmnations
amounted to 17G.sOs pounds"
parts Of beef carcasses !"
In other words 1t has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubcrcular 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 a new
ruling in regard TO 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycOtic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on pOst.morten
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain.
ing pus, will be condemned and dc.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen.
eral infection were destroyed"
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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-
partment inspectors employed. On
: Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct. ID authority
was given by the Finance Committee
: of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. Z ana Nov. 30 q
grand total Of ?,7S1,i07 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and dc
stroyed rs unwholesomc, diseased Of
! otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem
ber %, 1905:
"Condemnatlons OF UNIT food during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards. GS, 20:
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves and sheep
AT retail markets G6,730 pounds Of
beef, ham and poultry"
, Health Department Bulletin, Dec
1G, 1905:
"FOllOwing Is summary of unfi
food condemned and DESTROYED durln,
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
, tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 362 hogs
,, weight 5s,s3s pounds; Is calves
!, weight G15 pounds; IL sheep, weigh
. 255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l,33O pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S, ,03'
> pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, 2,
!, 900 pounds; 2 cattle. ! sheep, OBJ
pounds of poultry and dressed meat
and vegetables. 1.40l pounds. Total
> 21,114 pounds.
b Aggregate condemnatlons Of unfi
: food during the week, ?52, n
= pounds"
\ Health Department Bulletin, Dec
= %, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned and dc
a stroyed:
!. "2s0h cattle. weighing liS,sa
a pounds:
n 1856 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
9 "Cut meats weighing 5,024 pounds
!. "l5 calves, weighing 500 pounds.
a ~ sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
h "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs an
!" 5,O24 pounds cut meats We're cor
demned after passing) government IN
- spectlon."
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l. Health Department Bulletin, Dec
= 30, 1905:
n "a total of l0S,O02 pounds of meat
g was condemned by the department in
s. spectors at the Union stock Yard
@ and destroyed under their supervision
y At retail markets, 1850 pounds O
t dressed meats; H,150 pounds Of fsl
d ana 3,0sG pounds Of poultry, ham
" and rabbits We're condemned and dc
8 strOyed.
,. 'The Commissioner has issued tn
Exl A. 1T q.