Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-10

Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,99O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week. under the su
pervision Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This in
cludcs 4.9S3 pounds Of government-in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack
ing houses in the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin. Novem.
ber II. 1906
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 Commissioner--have
reached immense proportions, much un-
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses. 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED by
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards condcmnations
amounted to 176sOS pounds
"Parts Of beef carcasses!
Tn tnu al 10,
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs and let the rest Of
the carcass 60 to the people for food.
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
| Ii. 1905:
"The department has made new
ruling In regard TO 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotlc animals. Hereafter all
animals that show. on post-mortem
examination. n degeneration Of the
lesion. with cavity formation. contain
ing pus. will be condemned and de-
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with u gen.
eral infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30. 1906:
'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. 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 ?,7sl,l07 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed as unwholesome, diseased OF
otherwise unit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin. Noven,,
ber 20. 1906:
"Condemnations OF unfit food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards, az, 79s
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves and sheep
AT retail markets G8,739 pounds Ol
beef, ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1905:
Following Is summary Of unfi
food condemned and destroyed durini
the week;
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
tie, weight l52,JO9 pounds; 3G2 hogs
, weight 5S,s3s pounds; 10 calves
weight go pounds; IL sheep, weigh
. 255 pounds: 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l, $50 pounds,
, AT city retail markets-1S,9 ,93
, pounds Of fish; 80 calves, 1 hogs, .
, 800 pounds; cattle, ] sheep, 93
pounds Of poultry and dressed meat
and vegetables, 1,49l pounds, Tota
2l,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatlons of unfi
food during the week, 252,ii
, pounds"
! Health Department Bulletin, Dec
| 90, 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
= lowing have been condemned and dc
: strOyed:
"2sOA cattle, weighing l4s,s2
, pounds:
! 1856 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
) "Cut meats weighing 5,O24 pounds
"l5 calves, weighing 500 pounds.
2 ~ sheep, weighing 2G0 pounds.
\ "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs an,
, 5,O2i pounds cut meats were con
demned after passing) government in
? spection."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
/. 30, 1905;
! "A total OF los, ,OO2 pounds OF meat,
; was condemned by the department in
spectOrs at the Union stock Yard.
and destroyed under their supervision
At retail markets, 1850 pounds OF
dressed meats: -, $50 pounds of fish
and 3,osG pounds Of poultry, hams
and rabbits were condemned and de
strOyed.
'"The Commissioner has issued the
following instructions 10 the chief in
spector at the Union Stock Yards:
"'While actinOmycOsis is usually
confined TO the head, and may be said
In one sense 10 be localized disease