Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-13
The illinois State Board Of Health
Hits Both Of Them Hard in
Circular.
Duty of the City Administration with
Regard to Meat Inspection Is
Very Plain.

The new government law. as every
buiy knows, does not provide for the
,u.s,cction Of meat consumed In Chicago
and Illinois.
The strange apathy Of the Chicago
authorities In the matter Of Beef Trust
violations of the law, IL arousing the
attention of the entire country.
The flooding Of Chicago and the
state Of Illinois with lumty Jaw. tub
ercular and cancerous beef Is causing
widespread indignation.
The Illinois state Board Of Health
has Just issued q strong circular con-
tanning rccmmenda lions to municipall.
tics concerning the supervision and In.
sIcction Of slaughter houses. packing
houses, etc.
The following extracts show how
hard the circular hits the city govern.
anent Of Chicago:
.srhc Illinois State Board Of Health.
by special resolution, adopted ut rcg',.
lar meeting. held In Chicago June 10th
md 2ist, 1909. urgently recommends
10 the mayors and councils Of all cities
anu tho presidents and boards Of trus'
te,w If all villages, and TO all other
health officials In all parts Of the state.
the enactment and enforcement OF Ordi.
nsnces providing for tho supervision
ard the regular and systematic inspec-
ton of all slaughter houses, packing
houses, storage houses, markets, eel.
lars and all other establishments used
Cor tho preparation. manufacture. stOr'
agc or snlc Of food Intended for hu.
man consumption.
',rhc health Of ttc people Il largely
dependent upon the purity. quality and
cleanliness Of their food and these
may be controlled aud guaranteed to
tho people only through the conscien.
tIOus efforts Of health officials acting
under the powers conferred upon them
by the statutes.
'.rhc people Of each municipality
hnvc the right to expect that the OIL
clals whom they have entrusted with
tho enforcement Of the law, will give
them every possible protection provided
i,y the law. and the statutes Of the
state Of Illinois are no liberal In their
construction ~ to give to the munich
paiity full power to control all Of those
things which may In any way effect tho
a,c'tlth Of the people.
"Unaler tho provisions Of an act to
prOvlde for the incorporation OF cities
and villages, approved April 10. 1877
(Ilevised Statutes. Chapter -. Section
O?), the councils In cities and the presi'
dent and tho board Of trustees In VII
lageS are empowered to regulate the
sale OF meat. poultry, fish. butter
cheese. lard. vegetables and all Other
provisions; to regulate the sale Of
bread and to prescribe Its quality; "a
provide for the Inspection Of all articles
Of food; to declare what shall con
stltute nuisance and to abate same
and to fine all who permit nuisance'
to exist; to appoint a board Of health
and prescrlle its powers and duties
no DO ALI. ACTS AND Make ALI
REGULATIONS 10 PROMOTE
ILEAIITII OR no PREVENT DIS
E.AStl; to direct location and regulate
the management and construction d
packing houses either within the limit
Of tho corporation or within one nMls
from IL boundaries; to compel tht
owner OF any grocery or any unwlsOle
some or nauscOus place to cleanse ana
abate or remove same aud to rcgulatt
its location. Under the provisions d
the same law. municipalities are EN-
powered to impose fines. not exceeding
500 for each 0ffense. or imprisonment
not exceeding six months, for the viola
tiOn Ut any Of its ordinances"
aside from tbs specific provisions a
the law. quoted above. the one pro
vision. empowering the Munlclpaht!
TO 10 ALL AOTH AND MAKE ALI
REGULATIONS no PROMOTE
HHAIIrH AND PREVENT DISEASE
gives ample authority for the local OIL
cials to undertake the supervision ant
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 t
which the municipality may go In TIN
protection of the health of the people.
".Anln,al food Is particularly suscep
tlhle to bacteria! action ana to decom
position which IL FASTENED by klllini
and handling in filthy slaughter house
or by improper refrigeration and stor
age"
"MEAT FROM DISEASED AM
MAILS. 100 FREQUENTLY sLAUGII
TERED FOR HUMAN FOOD MAY
BE Productive or WIDESPREAD
DISEASE AMONG THOSE WIG
CONSUME IT,
''rhe oft repeated statement tina
cooking will remove the poisonous prol
critics of spoiled meat Is not to be rf
lied upon"
''In view of these facts, 1t Is the dut
O, The health officials of all municipal
ties to establish such supervision an
inspection as will render IMPOSSIBLE tn
maintenance of unsanitary slaughte
houses and packing houses. the KILN