Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-14


v. necessary. These dark and ding
s rooms are naturally not kept sultabl
Glenn.
Z Systematic ventilation ~ the worl
q rooms Il not found In any Of The cStab
l. lishmcnts we visited. IN u few IN
= stances electric fans mitigate the sti
o fling air. but usually the workers tot
Il without relief in humid atmosphere
- heavy with the odors Of rotten wood
. dccayed meats. sinking onal and en-
Z trails
Equipment and Sanitation.
The work tables upon which 'he
T meat n handled. the floor carts on
which II is carried about aud the tubs
and other rrccptnclcs into which II j.
thrown ARE generally ~ wood. In all
the places visited bur single porce-
lain lined receptacle was seen. Tables
covered With sheet iron. iron carts and
iron tubs are being introduced into the
better establishments. hut no establish
nent visited has as Vet abandoned the
extensive use ~ woodcn tables and
wooden rcrcptarlo~ These wooden re-
- l'iti'ifN Nlf frequently lNNiif WHIT
soaked. only half cleanscd and with
meat scraps md grease Accommodations
altering 10 their sides and collect
/ ing dirt. This Is largely true of meat !
racks and meat conveyors ~ every I
sort. which were IN nearly al cases in I
adequately clcu>ed. and grease and 1
meat scraps we're found ndhrriug ~ I
them. even after they had been washed /
nud returned to service
Nothing shows more striklugly the
O. neral Indifference 10 matters Of
cleanliness and sanitation than do the
pri,ics FOR both men and women. The
prevailing type IL made 10y cutting of
q section ~ the work room 10y thin
wooden partition rising 10 within q few
feet of the ceiling These privies usu-
ally veutilate into the work room.
though few are found with a win
dow opening into the outer air. Many
arc located IN the inside corners Of the
work rooms aud thus have no outside
opening whatever They are furnished
with row or seats generally without
even side partitions These rooms are
sometimes used as cloak rooms 10y the
employees Lunch rooms constructed I
iu the same manner. 10y boarding of q
section ~ the work room. often adioins
the priyieS. the odors Of which add 10
the generally insanitaiy state OF the at
Accountable ~ the above named con
ditious are. the one that affects most
directly and seriously the clesnliness
Of the food products Is the frequent y
abgncc Of any laVat0ry provisions In
the priyisS Washing sinks are either
not furnished at an or are small and
dirty. Neither are towels. soap o.
'oiis paper provided. Ncn and women :
return directly from these phases. To- Il
plunge their unwashed hands into the
meat 10 be converted into such food p
products. rs snusages. dried beef and J
other compounds. Some Of the priyies ,
ARE situated at long distance from
the work rooms and men relieve them
selves on the killing floors or ia
corner ~ the work rooms. Hence IN e,
some cases the fumes Of the urine swell
he sum 81 nauseating odorS arising
from the dirty. blood soaked. rottiug .
wooden floors fruitful cnltuEe beds for |
ihc disease germs OF men and animals
The report here tells n an estah-
'sliment In New York which Is cuh
du,tr-l on sanitary and humane prin-
rivlcs aud adds:
Tho same principles Of sanitation
md the same care Of the health and
cleanliness OF the workers would rev
nutiou the stockyards ~ Chicago and d
the attainment ~ such standard s.
should he the concern Of the national
government and of the city sof Chicago i
Under existing conditions the burlcn
NJ protecting the cleanliness and whole +,
Somcnrss of the product AMI health ~
'he workers and Of improving the cont
lltious under which the work is FER
formed. must fan upon the national
government u