New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
yT1TE MEAT INSPECTION.
Ee Need Set Forth in Citizens'
League Statement.
Tsy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

many Feb 1s-In a statement issued here to-
a.. ,be Cftizens'- League of the State of New
~ declares there is imperative need for state
- inspection and regulations to restrict the
- NJ hovine tuberculosis Until there is such
- snspection. the league says, the purity of the
.,c,s milk supply never can be assured since
- by tracing every slaughtered cow with tuber-
,.,s could health officials get the track of in
.ecsed herds
-. statement issued through j. O. Hamnitt,
.-srv of the league. comments Governor
,T,ehes's recommendation in his annual message
-. meat inspection and restrictive measures
.xairst the spread Of cattle tuberculosis 1t de-
clsres-
~-.. s-ox-erao- properly connects the question OF
..s-Trinstfng tuberculosis in cowherds with the
o~ssrion of meat inspection. The federal authori
n-ine il the discovery Of Widespread tuberculosis
.n =. .bzir own figures. able TO inspect only
eseighths as many head OF various kinds Of stock
az census records were made.
r is known 10 the inspectors Of the bureau Of
q washington that unscrupulous dealers In this
and other states are ,naking practice of dispos-
sIsuctrer houses and firms which have no federal
sns-rion except the federal inspection, and these
diseased COWS are killed and sold 10 consumers
S-taouf any check their healthfulness food
.he results OF the extension OF federal inspection
s-s which have not federal inspection and there
tore virtually have inspection at all. have been
made the dumping grounds for diseased meat The
,-ono-rion Of inspected cattle condemned estah-
fisbrnents which had the federal inspection prior
20 Jllv !. 1906. 81 Of per cent The law
rVorpeled an extension of this inspection TO other
houses In these new establishments the per-
ceutaee coEdemned oi the total number of cattle
Inspected from July /. 1906. TO June SO. 1907 was
portion those condemned in the houses which
had been subjected 10 federal inspection prior TO
'hst tlIe ahese NO reTCetases G represend me
RE number Of cattle condemned by the federal
90 1901 al establishments which had right along
heeu subject 10 federal inspection 1716S. or
During the same period IN the estahlishnlents
which had under federal INSPECTION after July
Of ! per cent Of the total number inspected
Thus II Is evident that in The large number of
sleco9 [ ~ @ ts ~ s az eri 'tI S half Zines
Is many 1uberCulous cattle were being killed and
80 rsttle affected with ali kinds Of diseases
These proportions are based upon figures prepared
a. the time when the small establishments which
doGftedlv more careful in purchases of cattle
rrzn they had ever been before. Though the fig
u-es regarding tuoeTculosis are based upon the
slaughter Of al kinds Of cattle. this is peculiarly
disease ina! Is United INIT Almost enIlrelE 10 COWS
prepared for consumption before these houses had
any tederai inspection might have come from some
herd n which there were other COWS giving milk
r. sold tuberculosis Is a contagious disease
!, ca bro,.s ID coS in ar Eboud 55e rs k me-
pe-arive immediate and thorough inspection Of
similar table Of federal inspection in New York
State. prepared for the Citizens League ny the
Tinted Stases Department OF Agriculture. shows
even more startling figures The table is fol-
lows
FEoERAL PosTNoRTEM INSPECTION OF CATTLE
~ NEW YORK STATE. OCTOBER J. 1906
TO SEPTEMBER 3. 1907.
establish 4 establish
july /. 1906. July / 1876.
---z7 --s-=--e6 rpstulor-en..... a.. al 1I2 549
---z7 ---+se--re5 ------.-. ...----
- - ooa5 o3e4
From this comparison IL appears that establish
--av-s which had been free from inspection and
rad thus an opportunity 10 cultivate trade which
rrorzr -lsuectiou would have excluded killed near
Il three rirues many diseased cattle as the
slaughter which had been subject 10 federal
inspection These figures point 10 what Is believed
10 Be the condition in the slaughter houses wnlch
are rot nrw under anv proper inspection. and INTO
which tlberctIlous and Nother diseased cattle are
being DUMPED
n The state OF New York 15s establishments
-h0h had previously escaped federal inspection
were brought under such inspection ny the law Of
1895 u these in Binghanton, twenty
eight n BROOKLYN nine in Buffalo. eight in Cana
johsrie. one in Coming. in Cortland one IN