Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

and Illinois.
The strange apathy Of the Chicago
authorities In the matter Of Beef Trust
violations Of the law, Is arousing the
attention of the entire country.
The flooding Of Chicago and the
State of Illinois with lumry Jaw, tub.
CIRCULAR and cancerous beef Is causing
widespread indignation.
The Illinois State Board Of Health
has lust issued o strong circular con.
taining Recommendation to municipali.
ties concerning the supervision and In.
vpection Of slaughter houses, packing
houses, etc.
The following extracts show how
hard the circular hits the city govern.
ment q Chicago:
'.rhs Illinois state Board Of Health.
By special resolution, adopted at reso'
lar meeting, held IN Chicago June 2Oth
and 2lst, 1909, urUeoAy recommends
20 the mayors and councils Of all elites
anu the presldeuts and boards q 6uS'
tees ot all villages, and to al other
health officials In all parts q the State.
the enactment and enforcement Of crd'.
nances providing for the sapervsioa
and the regular and Systematic inspec
ton Of all slaughter houses, packing
houses, storage houses, markets, col.
lars and all other establishments used
tor the preparation, manufacture. stor'
ace or sale Of food intended for hu.
man consumption.
The health Of the people Is largely
dependent upon the purity, quality ana
cleanliness Of their food and these
mag DO controlled and guaranteed to
the people only through the conscien-
tiOus efforts Of health officials acting
under the powers conferred upon them
by the statutes.
'sThe people Of each municipality
have the right to expect that the OH.
.cIas whom they have entrusted with
tho enforcement Of the law, will give
them every possible protection provided
by the law, and the statutes Ut the
state OF Illinois are 90 liberal In their
construction an to give to the munich
pality full power to control all Of those
things which may In any way effect the
health Of the people.
"Unsler the provisions Of an act to
provide Cor the incorporation Of cities
and villages, approved April 10; 1877,
(Revised Statutes, Chapter "a. Section
CO., the councils In cities and the presi'
dent and the board Of trustees In VII
lages are empowered to regulate the
sale Of meat, poultry. fish. butter,
cheese. lard, vegetables and all other
provislons; to regulate the sale OF
bread and to prescribe Its quality; to
provide for the inspection Of all articles
Of food; to declare what shall con-
statute a nuisance and to abate same
and to fine all who permit nuisances
to exist; to appoint board Of health
and prescribe Its powers and duties
no DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE ALI.
REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE
HEALTH OR no PREVENT DIS.
EASE; to direct location and regulate
the management and construction Of
packing houses either within the limits
OF the corporation or within one nhle
from its boundaries; to compel the
owner OF any grocery or any unwhole.
some or nauseOus place to cleanse and
abate or remove same and to regulate
its location. Under the provisions Of
the same law, municipalities are en-
powered to impose fines, not exceeding
5000 for each OfYense, or imprisonment
not exceeding six months, for the VIOLA
ton Of any Of its ordinances"
aside from the specific provisions Of
the law, quoted above. the one pro-
vision, empowering the municipality
ITO DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE ALI.
REGULATIONS no PROMOTE
HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE,
gives ample authority for the local OIL
cials to undertake the supervision anu
systematic inspection Of those places
In which food for human consumption
Is either prepared. manufactured
stored or offered for sale. However
the specific provisions of the statutes
remove all doubt as to the limits ia
which the municipality may go In the
protection of the health Of the people
=
'Animal food Ia particularly suscep'
tible to bacteria! action and to decOm'
position which Is FASTENED by killing
and handling In filthy slaughter houses
or by improper refrigeration and stor
age"
"MEAT FROM DISEASED AMI
MAILS, TOO FREQUENTLY SLAUGH
TDRED FOR HUMAN FOOD, MAY
RE PRODUCTIVE OF WIDESPREAD
DISEASE AMONG THOSE WHO
CONSUME IT,"
1.-THE oft repeated statement that
cooking will remove the poisonous prop
critics Of spoiled meat 10 not to be re
lied upon."
"In view Of these facts, 1t is the duty
o; the health officials Of all municipal
ties to establish such supervision ant
inspection as will render impossible thu
maintenance of unsanitary slaughter
houses and packing houses, the killini
Of diseased animals or the sale o.
meats and other foods which. by thell
original character, or changes whicl
have taken place On them, are UNIT to-
human consumption"
'.rhe presence Of q sick or diseased
animal In q slaughter house shouk