The San Francisco call., 1910-05-27
HEALTH BOARD
IS CONDEMNED
BY MEDICAL men
Any Animal in the Least Af-
fected With tuberculosis
Unfit for Food
HepeaI of Ordinance Tears Down
Barrier Erected for Safety
of the Public

would result IN cleaning the state of
cattle in i've years is absurd said Dr.
Martin Regensburger, president of the
state board Of health and leader of the
night against infected meat, said yes
terday:
There are many dairies in this state
for instance. that have rid themselves
Of all tubercular cows, but it has meant
the expenditure of many dollars to ac-
complish ii. But it always takes money
70 clean up filth.
Danger of Infection
1T is foolish TO say that tubercular
germs taken into the stomach will not
result in harm. If tubercular milk
the infection. then why can not meat
carrying the germs of tuberculosis do
the same?
i would like TO have the next legis-
lature make it, not misdemeanor but
& felony. for any one to sell milk or
meat infected with tuberculosis"
This was the sentiment of all the
physicians who gave expression to the
result of their research yesterday. It
was pointed out that the problem of
tuberculosis in milk, now all but solved
through rigid inspection and wholesale
condemnation of infected cows, was
but analogous to the problem of dis
sased meat, though the local authori-
ties have not yet reached the point Of
requiring the same tests for meat as
are now general for milk
4 go on record as beHevin gthat tu-
berculosis can be transmitted and is
transmitted" said DR.. William c. voor-
sanger. secretary of the san Francisco
association for the study and Preven-
tion of tuberculosis.
tuberculosis is a general disease of
the whole system. and the association
OF which / am the secretary will go on
record also as being opposed to the
sale OF any portion Of an animal in
fected with tuberculosis.
There is no reason why we should
put little money into the pockets of a
few butchers and by so doing leopard
ize the lives Of 10000 people in San
Francisco.
Should Take No Chance
Evea supposing that there is some
doubt that tuberculosis germs taken
snto the stomach can transmit the dis
ease. even If it were not known
whether or not the infected meat car
ries the disease-even then those in
charge Of the municipal health should
not permit the people to take the
chance. If starvation was facing us,
under the circumstance 1 would advise
that the chance be taken. But as it is
only matter Of dollars for a special
Interest representing a very small part
of the citys inhabitants, the chance
should most certainly not be taken"
Much Meat Condemned
Dr. william C Hassler, chief sani-
tarF inspector for the city, upon whose
work very largely among the slaughter
houses the provisions of the ordinance
repealed three days ago was based, de-
clared that the setting aside of the old
very depressing.
More than 10000 pounds of tuber-
cular meat was taken from the butch
ers Of this city during the fiscal year
OF 1908 and 1909" Doctor Hassler said
yesterday, and most of this would have
gone. had il not been seized, into sau-
sages or hamburg steak for the people
Of the city to eat
All authorities agree that tubercular
germs taken into the stomach will
transmit the Infection, and, even were
this not true, as il most undoubtedly
IS the diseased meat would lead to ats