Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-05

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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 weekly under the su-
pervisiOn Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds Of g6vernment-in-
spccted cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses in the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
ber II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months--since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult.,
by order Of the Commissloner-have
reached immense proportions, much un-
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologlc conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
ciltles for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 80 parts
of beef carcasses. 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards condemnutions
amounted to 116.SOS pounds"
"parts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words II has been and IL
tubercular 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:
"The department has made new
ruling In regard to lumpy jaw or
| electromagnetic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on pOst-mOrtein
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
ing pus, will be condemned and dc.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral infection were destroyed
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
80. 1905:
"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, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ.
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 a
grand total Of 2.7s1,107 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed as unwholesome, diseased OF
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
ber %. 1905:
"Condemnations Of UNIT food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards. OS.70a
pounds OF cattle, hogs, calves and sheep.
at retail markets 6U.730 pounds Of
beef, ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec
10, 1905:
"FOllOwing IL a summary Of unAt
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards--202 cat
tie, weight 152,5O0 pounds; 800 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; Is calves
weight 6l5 pounds; ~ sheep. weigh
235 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total. 23l $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S,0 ,03(
.. pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, 2,
800 pounds; 2 cattle. l sheep, 03'
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, l,40l pounds. Total
2l,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatiOns Of unh
food during the week, ?59,i4t
pounds
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
, 90, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned ana de
a stroyed'
. "2soh cattle, weighing l4s,s2-
q pounds:
1850 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
a "Cut meats weighing 5,02i pounds
'l5 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
. - sheep, weighing 26O pounds.
, "Twenty.One cattle, nine hogs an,
, 5,O24 pounds cut meats We're con
demned after Qassing) government in
p spection."
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!. Health Department Bulletin, Dec
> 80, 1905:
n "a total OF 10S.OO2 pounds of meat
0 was condemned by the department In
i spectOrs mt the Union stock Yard
e and destroyed under their supervision
At retail markets, 1850 pounds o
I dressed meats; o4,15O pounds of fish
= and 3,OS6 pounds of poultry, ham
and rabbits We're condemned and dc
8 strOyed.
y "The Commissioner has issued th