Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-27
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunit to Get All It Wants
Of L.
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

murder--to poison the
water supply Of country. Is It any
better to poison the food supply? II
h 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, 1905:
1.-THE total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1,343,34
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. IS PER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOsls, II per cent for
actinomycosis- -lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past weekly under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut 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.
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies UNIT for
human consumption during the past
three months---since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
BY order Of the Commissioner have
reached immense proportions, much un.
At food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable BY
the naked eye. are now condemned. ra.
clllties for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcassea, 3 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards condemnations
amounted to 170.SOS pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words II has been and In
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass 90 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"The department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy Jaw OF
actlnomycotic animals. Hereafter oil
animals that show, on post.morten,
examination. q degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
ing pus. will be condemned and de-
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with q gen.
eral Infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov,
80, 1905:
"stockyards inspection Of meats fos
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner Of
Health on Aug. 7, ult., with two de-
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
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 a
grand total OF 2,7Sl,l07 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and de.
stroyed as unwholesome, diseased OF
otherwise unit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
"Following 10 a summary Of unfit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards-?92 cat
tie, weight l5?.5O0 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 5S,S38 pounds; 10 calves
weight 6l5 pounds; l2 sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 1880 pounds.
"At city retail markets-lS, ,08C
pounds OF fish; 80 calves, I hogs. g.
900 pounds; 2 cattle, ! sheep, O3S
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1.40l pounds. Total
2l,1l4 pounds.
Aggregate c0ndemnatlons of unAt
food during the week, 25?.444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what a showing up there will
be!
The investigation OF the Insurance.
companies by the New York Legisla
ture will not be a circumstance to It,
Chicago's multi-millionaires grown
rich selling disease and poison tn the
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can
not save them.
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The Eagle will keep up Its fight OF
the cattle and packing people until tn,