Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The strange apathy or the OmcuSo
authorities In the matter of Beer trust
violations of the law, Is arouslng the
attention of the entire country.
The flooding of Chicago and the
state of Illinois with lumry jaw, tub
CIRCULAR and cancerOus beef Is causing
widespread indignation.
The Illinois state Board Of Health
has Just issued strong circular con-
tanning recommendation to municipali-
ties concerning the supervision ana III
section of slaughter houses, packing
houses, etc.
The following extracts show how
hard the circular hits the city govern.
ment of Chicago:
"Thc Illinois state Board Of Health,
BY special resolution, adopted at resu-
lar meeting, held in Chicago June Goth
and 2lst, 1905. urgently recommends
70 the mayors and councils Of all cities
mn. the presidents and boards Of trus.
tees Of all villages, and to oil other
health officials In all parts Of the State,
the enactment and enforcement Of ordi.
panccs providing for the supervision
and the regular and systematic inspec'
ton of all slaughter houses, packing
houses, storage houses, markets, Gel.
lars and all other establishments used
for the preparation. manufacture. stor'
age or sale Of food intended for hu.
man consumption.
..rhc health of the people Is largely
dependent upon the purity. quality ana
cleanliness of their food and these
may DC controlled and guaranteed to
the people only through the conscicn-
tious efforts of health officials acting
under the powers conferred upon them
by the statutes.
"rhe people Of each municipality
have the right to expect that the OIL
clals whom they have entrusted with
the enforcement of the law. will give
them every possible protection provided
by the law, and the statutes OF the
State of Illinois are no liberal In their
construction rs to give to the munich
pallty full power to control all OF those
things which may In any way eject the
health of the people.
"Undcr the provisions Of an act 10
provide for the incorporation OF cities
and villages, approved April 10. ls'2'
(Rcvised Statutes, Chapter ~, section
Go). the councils I'm cities and the presl.
dent and the board Of trustees In VII.
lagos are empowered to regulate the
sale Of meat, poultry, fish, butter,
cheese, lard, vegetables AMI all other
provisions; to regulate the sale OF
bread ana to prescribe Its quality; 10
provide for the inspection Of all articles
of food; to declare what shall con"
stitute n nuisance ana to abate same
and to fine all who permit nuisances
to exist; to appoint board OF heaith
md prescribe Its powers and duties !;
TO DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE ALI.
REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE
HEALTH OR 10 PREVENT DIS.
EASE; to direct location and regulate
the management and construction Of
hacking houses either within the limits
of the corporation or within one mile
from Its boundaries; to compel the
owner of any grocery or any unwhole'
some or nauseOus place to cleanse ana
abate or remove same and to regulate
lts location. Under the provisions Of
the same law, municipalities are EN-
powered to impose fines, not exceeding
5000 for each ofYense, or Imprisonment,
not exceeding six months, for the viola
ton of any of Its ordinances"
aside from the specific provisions Of
the law, quoted above, the one pro-
vision, empowering the municipality
vrO DO ALL ACTS AND MAKE ALL
REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE
HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
gives ample authority for the local Oil.
Gals to undertake the supervision and
systematic inspection of those places
In which food for human consumption
IL either prepared, manufactured
stored or offered for sale. However,
the specific provisions OF the statutes
remove all doubt as to the limits to
which the municipality may so III the
protection Of the health of the people,
".lnlmal food Is particularly suscep-
tlDIe I'd DuctcIiui uSt'oh ohu w "SN"''
pOsition which Is FASTENED by killing
and handling In filthy slaughter houses
or by improper refrigeration and stor-
age"
"MEAT FROM DISEASED AMI
MAILS, TOO FREQUENTLY SLAuGa'
TERED FOR HUMAN FOOD, MAY
BE PRODUCTIVE OF WIDESPREAD
DISEASE AMONG THOSE WHO
CONSUME IT."
"The oft repeated statement that
cooking will remove the poisonous prop
critics of spoiled meat Is not to be re-
lied upon"
"In view of these facts, 1t Is the duty
@, the health officials of all municipal.
ties to establish such supervision and
inspection as will render impossible the
maintenance of unsanltary slaughter
houses and packing houses, the killing
Of diseased animals or the sale Of
meats and other foods which, by their
original character, or changes which
have taken place In them, are unfit for
human consumption"
ssVho nvoeouco ~ n sick Or disaa al