Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-24
The General Public Has Fine 0ppor.
tunity to Get All It Wants
Of L.
Health Department Finds Cattle in
Trust Coolers with Tuber-
culOsis Trimmed Out.

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 1.343,343
pounds. OF the principal causes of
condemnation. S5 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. 12 per cent for
actinomycosis jaw--nnd per
cent for hog cholera
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1906: "a total Of 147,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pervision 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-
ber II. 1906:
although the condemnation and de.
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 Commissioncr--havc
reached immense proportions. much un.
lit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa-
cilitles for microscopic laboratory eX.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspcc-
tors condemned ana destroyed 81 parts
Of beef carcasscs, , hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
''Thc total stock yards condcmnatiOns
amounted to 116.sOS pounds
"Parts Of beef carcasscs!"
In other words 1t has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubcrculnr tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass 20 to the people for food !!
And yet We call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"Thc department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotlc animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on post.mOrtcm
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain
ing pus, will be condemned and DO
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen.
erai Infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov,
30. 1906:
"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, ana Oct. ID authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ.
mcnt Of six more.
| uNtWceh aug. = uuu .NoN' ~ u
grand total Of 2,7si,I07 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned aud de-
strOyed as unwhOlesome. diseased OF
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Noven,.
ber 20, 1906:
"Condemnations OF UNIT food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards. GS.783
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves and sheep.
AT retail markets GG,730 pounds of
beef, ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec
10. 1906:
Following Is a summary of unfit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
tie, weight l52,5O9 pounds; 800 hogs,
| weight 5S,S3S pounds; IL calves,
weight Gl5 pounds; II sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S,9 800
pounds of fish: 80 calves, 4 hogs, 3,
800 pounds; . cattle, | sheep, 033
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
ana vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total,
2l,llI pounds.
Aggregate condemnatlOns of unfit
! food during the week, 252,iii
! pounds"
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/ Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
/ %, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
/ lowing have been condemned and de-
/ stroyed;
"2sOh cattle, weighing liS,soi
| pounds:
800 hogs, weighing 4O,i75 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5,O2i pounds.
10 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
- sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
"Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs and
| 5,O24 pounds cut meats were con-
demned after Dasslng) government in.
spection."
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec,
80, 1905:
"A total OF JOS. .OOS DOundA of maa n