Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30


actinomycosis-lumpy jaw-and per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,90O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week) under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
Mt the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4.9S3 pounds Of government-in-
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
, Der 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 ana 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 80 parts
Of beef carcasses. 3 hogs and cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED by
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"Thc total stock yards condcmnations
amounted to 11G.S0S pounds
parts of beef carcasses!"
In other words it has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubcrcular tunlors aud 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 a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show. on post.mortei'l
examination, a degeneration of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
Ing .pus, will be condemned and do.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov,
30. 1905:
| "stockyards inspection Of meats fol
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
mcnt OF six more.
Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 a
grand total OF 2,7Sl,107 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, Novem'
ber 20. 1905:
"Condemnations OF unit food during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards. o.. 70s
pounds of cattle, hogs, calves and sheep
AT retail markets 86.730 pounds Of
beef. ham and poultry"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1906:
"FOllowing is a summary Of unfi
food condemned and destroyed durlni
the week.
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight l52,5O9 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 5s.S3s pounds; 10 calves
weight 6l5 pounds; ~ sheep, weigh
, 255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 231, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S. .93'
pounds Of fish; 30 calves, 1 hogs, 9,
900 pounds; . cattle, l sheep, 03;
pounds Of poultry and dressed meat
! and vegetables, 1,401 pounds. Total
2l,1l4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnations Of unfi
food during the week, 252 ~
pounds
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, Health Department Bulletin, Dec
, %, 1905;
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
lowing have been condemned and dc
q stroyed:
"2sOh cattle, weighing 14s,S2
q pounds:
|, "356 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds
"Cut meats weighing 5.024 pounds
40 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
a - sheep, weighing 2G0 pounds.
|, "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs an,
|, 5,024 pounds cut meats were con
y demned after passing) government in
:. spectiOn."
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J. Health Department Bulletin, Dec
= 80, 1905:
n "a total OF 19s,OO2 pounds OF meat
o lemned by the department in
j. ut the Union stock Yard
e estroyed under their supervision
Mta!l markets, $3.50 pounds O