Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-13
Chief Sanitary Inspector For
Chicago Makes a Report to
City Health Officers
REPORTS CONDITIONS AS BAD
Says Employees Were Careless and
Dirty About Their Work and the
Buildings Reekins With Filth-some
Efforts Being Made to Better the
Conditions.

Chicago, June 13-Perry r.. Hedrck,
chief sanitary inspector says rats We're
running over fresh meat and men eX-
pectora ting on floor over which parts
he visited the plant of Nelson Morris
& Co., at the Union Stockyards, yes
terday afternoon
Nor did the inspector content him.
self with these two sensational charges.
He said the employees were unclean
and the tables on which they worked
We're in a filthy condition. He said the
posts in one OF the buildings were COW
cred with grease that must have been
months in accommodating, and there
were no facilities IN some of the rooms
for washing hands had the employees
been so inclined.
Tranple on Tables.
Then he told of the methods by
which the wolkmen secured fresh sup
plies of meat when at their work. He
was so eager TO replenish his supply
that he climbed on the table and pulled
at the bulks Of carcasses until he had
secured a quantity sufficient to keep
him busy for along while.
The report of yesterday was the Sc
verest condemnation of the methods
employed in the large packing houses
that has been made in Chicago, the
home of the industry.
Report Summarized.
The report of Inspector Hedrick
was sent to Commissioner Wihalen late
yesterday afternoon and. told in detail
of the visits made to the stockyards.
The following is a shore resume of the
conditions found in the various depart
ments of the Nelson Morris & Co.
plant:
Killing Rooms-Entrails dragged
across the floor to the chute where
they are sent to the floor below. Men
We're expectorating upon the floor.
Sheep Observation-Disclosures fairly
good. Window area must be increased
80 per cent.
Tinshop-Gsneral conditions in this
room good; signs reading do Not Spit
on Floor" displayed in all parts of the
room.
Canning Department-Gen sani-
tary conditions as to light, cleanliness
and ventilation good.
Clipped Beef Department-Light and
ventilation good. but no washing facil-
tiles. Lunch and locker rooms under
going repairs.
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and worn ano tables in bad condition.
Posts thickly covered with grease and
rooms needed cleaning Employees
presented unclean appearance. and in
spector detected one man as he jumped
on the table to secure a chunk of meat
to continue his work.
Annex to Beef Cutting Room
Floors, tables trucks. chutes and con-
veyor in an unclean condition. During
the noon hour workmen climbed upon
table and ate lunch.
Sausage Trimming Department-Op
en- brine system must be used instead
of that now in vogue. Methods of
meat are somewhat careless.
AT the point where the barrels are
packed pieces of meat were seen to fall
on the floor and be picked up by the
employees and placed in the barrel
Meat Cellar-The floor Of the ware
house room needs cleaning. The salt
meat storage department should have
the floors cleaned. In the bean pork
department employees were not clearly
in their appearance. In the room inn :
Der cath the cutting room in
the hog house, provision must be made
to exclude rats. One was seen run
ming over the fresh meat.