Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

ron TUBERCULOSIS, I? per Nnt for I
MISUNDERSTANDING jnw.--'lnd irr
cent fUr hJg cll Jlcri,."
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o,
1905: "a total of 147,00O pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week) under the su.
pervislon Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,0S3 pounds of governmental.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses in the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novenf-
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
struction of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the pnst
three months---since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult.,
by order Of the Commissioner-ha
reached immense proportions. much un-
ft food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologlc conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, arc now condemned. Fa.
cllities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"Thc Union Stock Yards city lnspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"'rhc total stock yards condemnations
amounted to 17G.SOS pounds"
"parts of beef carcasses!"
In other words II has been and Ia
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubcrculnr tumors and let the rest Of
the carcass go to the people for food |!
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1906: -.
"rhe department has made n new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy Jaw or
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on p0stmortem
examination. a degeneration Of the
lesion. with cavity formation. contain
Ing p,,s. will be condemned nnI &C.
s:ro,c
"i!crctOforc oriy those with gen
erai Infection we're destroyed
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! Health Department Bulletin. Nov
30 1906:
"Stockynrds inspection Of meats f0I
Chicago retail markets was rcsuniCs
by order Of the Commissioner u
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two IL
partment inspectors employed. Ol
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wcr'
put to work, and Oct. 10 authorit!
was given by tho Finance C0mmittc
Of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. and Nov. 30
grand total Of 2,7Sl,107 pounds o
food supplies were condemned and Dc
stroyed as unwh0lcsome, diseased 0
otherwise unit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Noven,
ber %, 1905:
"Condcmnations Of unit food durin
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards, 0S,70
pounds of cattle, hogs, calves md sheer
: AT retail markets 60,739 pounds Q
beef, ham ana poultry"
: Health Department Bulletin. De-
10. 1905:
"FOllOwing Is a summary Of unf
food condemned and destroyed durln
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards-?02 ca
. tic, weight 152,500 pounds; 362 hog
!, weight 5s.S3s pounds; 10 calve
weight GIG pounds; ~ sheep. weigi
!. 255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meat
. Total. 231 $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets--1S,9s
. pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs,
!. 900 pounds; 2 cattle. sheep. o.
pounds Of poultry aud dressed niea
and vegetables, l,40l pounds. Tota
: 2i,1l4 pounds.
> Aggregate condemnations Of uni
ioou uubsus Wv "eVN so~,S'
= pounds"
, Health Department Bulletin, De
y %, 1905:
"At the Union Stock Yards the Il
lowing have been condemned and d
. strOyed:
!. "2sOh cattle, weighing 14s,s:
a pounds.
- 1856 hogs, weighing 4O.475 pound
!. "Cut meats weighing 5,024 pound
- "l5 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
= = ~ sheep, weighing 26O pounds.
:, "Twenty-one cattle, nine hogs aI
!" 5,O24 pounds cut meats We're CO
" denined after Cpassing) government |
- spection."
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7, Health Department Bulletin, Dc
u 30, 1905:
n ~ total OF 10S,OO2 pounds Of mea
20 was condemned by the department !
s. spectors ut the Union stock Ynr'
le and destroyed under their supervlsio
y At retail markets. 1850 pounds
II dressed meats; 24,15O pounds O. Hs
ID ana S0SG pounds Of poultry, nan
ana rabbits We're condemned and
isnstrOyed.
O 'srhe Commissioner has issued &
following instructions to the chief