Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-24

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MISUNDERSTANDING jaw--and psr
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dee. ..
1906: "A total Of 147,90O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week) under the 81.
pervision Of the department. inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 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. 1906
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-slnce the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult..
by order Of the COMMUNICATIVE
reached immense proportions, much un.
ft food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are row condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
'The Union Stock Ynrds city,.Lnspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 80 parts
Of beef carcRsses, 3 hogs and O cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rlle total stock yards condcmnations
amounted to 176.SOs pounds
parts Of beef carcasses"
In other words II has been and II
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs and let the rest Of
the carcass go to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
"The department has made new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw Ol
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on post-mOrten
examination, a degeneration Of thu
lesion. with cavity formation, contain
Ing pus, will be condemned and de
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
erai infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1906:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats 10
Chicago retail markets was resume'
by order of the Commissioner o
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two dc
partmcnt inspectors employed. d
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wer
put to work, and Oct. I'D authOrlt
was given by the Finance COmmittc
Of the city council for the employ
ment of six more.
"Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30
grand total Of 2,7Sl,1N pounds @
food supplies were condemned and d,
strOyed as unwholesome, diseased Q
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Noven
Der 30, IWo.
"Condemnat tons Of unit food durin
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards, GS,70
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves and sheel
AT retail markets 06,739 pounds q
beef. ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, De
10. 1905:
"FOllowing Ia a summary Of uni
food condemned and destroyed durin
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 ca
tie, weight 152,5O0 pounds; 362 hog
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calve
weight 6l5 pounds; y sheep, weigl
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meat
Total, 231, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S,0s o.
pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs,
800 pounds; 2 cattle, sheep, o;
pounds of poultry and dressed mea
and vegetables, l,49l pounds. Tota
2l,1l4 pounds.
aggregate condemnatlons Of uni
food during the week, 252,4
pounds"
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Health Department Bulletin, DE
! %, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fC
4. lowing have been condemned and d
9 strOyed
r "2sOA cattle, weighing lass:
Q pounds:
, 1886 hogs, Weighing 4O,475 pound
> "Cut meats weighing 5,024 pound
!. 40 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
9 ~ sheep, weighing 26O pounds.
b "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs ar
A 5,O24 pounds cut meats were co
demned after (passing) government l
r spection."
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!. Health Department Bulletin, De
. 80, 1906:
a "A total OF l9S.O02 pounda Of mea
0 was condemned by the department 4
+ spectors at the Union stock Var,
Q and destroyed under their supervisiO
At retail markets, 1850 pounds
I dressed meats; 24,1bO pounds Of fis
y and 3,Os6 pounds of poultry, han
y and rabbits were condemned and
= stroyed.
j. "The CommisSioneP has issued n