Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-27

read the following from the Health dc.
partment Bulletin. November 4. 1903
"'rlc total amount of meats con-
demned during the period was 1.343.343
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. 81 PEI, CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. IL per cent for
actinomycosis--lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. y.
1905: ~ total of 1l1.EO pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
tduring the past week. under the sr.
pervision of the department inspectors
cludcs 1853 pounds of governncnt.in.
spcctcd cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novcm.
bcr II. 1905.
although the condemnation and dc-
struction of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three montlls-sincc the resumption of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
by order of the Coinmissioncr--lnvc
reached immense proportions, much I'M.
ut food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fu-
cilitlcs for microscopic laboratory TX.
animation have not yet been restored.
"1hc Union stock Yards city inspcc.
tors condemned and destroyed 81 parts
of beef carcasscs. y hogs and u cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"Thc total stock yards con,icmnutions
amounted to 1I6,SOS pounds"
"larts Of beef carcasscs! -
| In other words IL hns been and II
the practice to cut out the cancers nnd
tubcrculnr tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass go to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
~. 1905:
'Thc department has made n new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on pOst-mOrtcn
examination, n degeneration of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain
ing pus, will be condemned and de-
stroycd.
Heretofore only those with gen.
cral Infection were destroyed
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov,
30. 1905:
"Stockyards inspection of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner OF
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two DO
pnrtment 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,
mcnt of six more.
Between Aug. Z ana Nov. 30 Il
grand total of 3,1Sl, l97 pounds Oi
food supplies We're condemned and de
strOycd as unwhOlcsome, diseased Ol
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Novenl,
bcr -. 1905:
"Con,lcmnations OF unfit food during
the week.
AT the Union Stock Yards. ~. .7Ml
pounds Of cattle, hogs, calves ami sheep
AT retail markets Wi7aD pounds of
beef, ham ana poultry
Health Department Bulletin. Dec
III, 1905
Following Is a summary Of unfit
food condemned ana destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 3G2 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; Ii calves
weight Gl5 pounds; ~ sheep, weight
a55 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds,
AT city retail markcts-ls,93t
pounds of fish: .G calves, / hogs, .,
800 pounds; = cattle. sheep, %:
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
ana vegetables, 1,i3l pounds. Total
2l.llI pounds.
Aggregate condemnatlOns of unfit
food during the week, o52,i
pounds
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
%, l0O5:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned ana de
strOycd:
"2s0h cattle, weighing 1is,Sal
pounds;
"35G hogs, weighing 4O,iT5 pounds
"Cut meats weighing 5,O2i pounds
10 calves, weighing $40 pounds.
- sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
"Twcnty-one cattle, nine hogs and
5,O2i pounds cut meats were con,
demned after passingJ government in,
spection.'
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Health Department Bulletin, Dee