Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12
The General Public Has q Fine 0ppor.
tunit to Get All Il Wants
Of i,
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

honor--even murdef-to poison the
water supply Of a country. 10 II any
better to poison the food supplyf II
ID time that the public mind should
develop q conscience in this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1906
The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1,3A3,34S
pounds OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. 66 PER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOs1S, u per cent for
ctlnomycosis-lumpy jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,O0O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past weck) under the su.
pervisiOn Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4.0S3 pounds Of government. In.
spccted cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
ber II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de.
struction Of food supplies unht for
human consumption during the past
three mOntlis-since the resumption OF
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
By order Of the Commissioners have
reached Immense proportions, much un.
6t food still reaches the market Only
such animals and meats 10 show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable By
the naked eye. are now condemned. ia.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet bssn restored.
"rhs Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
OF beef carcasses, 8 hogs and cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
1.-THE total stock yards condemnat tions
amounted to l7G,SOs pounds"
PARTS Of beef carcasses
In other words II has been and Ia
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors aud lot the rest OF
the carcass 10 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
IL, 1905:
'"rhe department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on post.morteIn
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesion. with cavity formation. contain.
Ing pus, will bs condemned and do.
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with q gen.
sral 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. and Nov. 80 a
grand total Of ?.7Sl,l07 pounds Of
food supplies were condemned and de-
strOyed as unwh0lesOme, diseased or
otherwise unat for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1906:
"FOllowing Is summary Of UNIT
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat.
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 362 hogs,
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves,
weight 6l5 pounds; IL sheep. weight
955 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 231 $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1S,03O
pounds Of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs. g.
BOO pounds; 2 cattle, l sheep, 0S3
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
md vegetables, l,40l pounds. Total,
lila pounds.
Aggregate condemnations Of unit
'ood during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will he investigated
y the next Legislature.
And what showing up there will |
e!
The investigation Of the insurance
ompanics by the New York Legisla.
ure Will not he circumstance to It.
Chlcago's mnlti-milllOnaires grown
ich selling disease and poison to the
eople will s,I their Just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can
OF save them.
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The Eagle will keep up its fight on
le cattle and packing people until the
lie OF animals afflicted with cancer
nd tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely. |,