Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14


Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "A total of 147,00O 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
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds of government-in-
spccted 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 Commlssioner--have
reached immense proportions, much un.
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats rs show gross
pnthOlOgic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
cilltlcs for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned ana destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasscs. 3 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhc total stock yards conicmnntlons
amounted to 17GSOS pounds
parts Of beef cnrcasscs!"
In other words II has been and Is
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass 60 to the people for food!
And vet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"The department has made a new
ruling In regard to lumpy jaw or
actinomycotlc animals. Hereafter all
animals that show. on post-morten
examination, q degeneration of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and do
stroycd.
"Hefetofore only those with a gen.
eral infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30, 1906.
"Stockynrds inspection Of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner Of
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two dc.
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
OF the city council for tho employ.
ment OF six more.
Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 a
grand total Of 2,7S1,107 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed as unwholesome, diseased o,
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novcm'
bcr %. 1905:
"COndemnatlons Of unit food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards. 6s,70a
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves and sheep
AT retail markets G6,730 pounds OF
beef, ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
"Following IL a summary Of una
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards-:02 cat
tic, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves
weight 0l5 pounds; IL sheep, weigh
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l, $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1S, ,03(
pounds Of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, 2,
900 pounds; 2 cattle, ! sheep, 03;
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
ana vegetables, 1.40l pounds. Total
2l,ll4 pounds.
aggregate condemnatlOns of unfi
food during the week, 252,44-
pounds"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
%, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned and dc
strOyed:
"2SOA cattle, weighing l4s,S2
pounds:
"356 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
, "Cut meats weighing 5,O24 pounds
40 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
~ sheep, weighing 26O pounds.
"Twenty-One cattle, nine hogs an,
5,O24 pounds cut meats We're con
demned after passing) government in
spection."
: Health Department Bulletin, Dec
, 30, 1905:
! "a total OF l0S,OOo pounds of meat
, was condemned by the department In
spectors at the Union stock Yard
ana destroyed under their supervision
: At retail markets, 3,SS9 pounds O
dressed meats; 24,15O pounds of fish
and 3,OSG pounds of poultry, ham
and rabbits were condemned and dc
> strOyed.
: "The Commissioner has issued tn
: following instructions to the chief in
spector at the Union Stock Yards:
"'While actlnomycosis Is usuall
confined to the head, and may be sal
In one sense to be localised disease