Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17


"The total amount of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. or the principal causes of
condemnation, 50 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. IL per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and per
cent for hog cholera
Health Department Bulletin. Dec. o.
1906: "a total of 141.00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(diring the past week) under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4.9S3 pounds Of govcrnment.in-
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning
Health Department Bulletin, Novcm-
bcr 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 Z ult.,
by order of the Commlssioner--havc
reached immense proportions, much un-
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats rs show gross
pathologic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa-
cllities for microscopic laboratory eX.
animation have not yet been restored.
"Thc Union Stock Yards city inspcc-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses, 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards conilemnations
amounted to 11G.sOS pounds
parts Of beef carcasses
In other words II has been and II
the practice To cut out the cancers and
tuberculnr tumOrs nnd let the rest Of
the carcass 20 to the people for food
And yet we cnll ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
III. 1905:
"The department has made new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw Of
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter nj
animals that show, on pOst.morten
examination, n degeneration Of thu
lesion. with cavity formation, contain
Ing pus, will be condemned and dc
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
eral Infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov
80. 1905:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats 70
by order Of the Commissioner o
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two dc
partment inspectors employed. Ol
Oct. three additional inspectors wer
put to work, and Oct. 10 authorit,
was given by the Finance Committe
of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
Between Aug. ana Nov. 30
grand total OF ?.7Sl,l07 pounds O
food supplies We're condemned and III
stroyed as unwhOlesOmc, diseased o
otherwise unfit for human food"
~6
Health Department Bulletin, Novenl
ber -, 1905:
"Condemnations OF unfit food durln
the week
AT the Union Stock Yards. SO
pounds OF cattle, hogs, calves and sheeI
: AT retail markets GG,133 pounds u
beef, ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, De-
10, 1895:
: Following Is summary Of unf
food condemned and destroyed durin
the week:
.. AT the Union Stock Yards-202 ca
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 362 hog
weight 5S,s3S pounds; - calye
weight Gl5 pounds; II sheep, weigl
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meat
> Total, 23l, $50 pounds.
AT city retail markcts-lS,9 Ok:
pounds of fish; SO calves, 4 hogs,
, 800 pounds; . cattle, | sheep, o;
' pounds of poultry and dressed mea
: and vegetables, l,i0l pounds. Tota
2l,1l4 pounds.
Aggregate concentrations of uni
food during the week, 10, 4
pounds"
. ~SA
u Health Department Bulletin, De
: %, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fC
q lowing have been condemned and d
!, stroyed:
n "2sOH cattle, weighing lis,s.
pounds
- 800 hogs, weighing 4O,4T5 pound
}. "Cut meats weighing 5,02i pound
10 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
|, - sheep, weighing 2GO pounds
"Twenty-One cattle, nine hogs an
a 5.O24 pounds cut meats were co
!. demned after passing) government 4
o spectlOn."
' -
I Health Department bulletin, DE
q 30, 1905
,, "a total ~ los mo ,,nr,Ia ~ ,,.o