The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-08
Sickness and Disease
Caused by Eating Un-
clean Meats
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
AVAILABLE.

In the Morning Examiner of June
Goth. the following description Is Civ
en- OF one OF the local slaughter
houses by AN Old Subscriber,
Here Is a place where the meats
We eat are prepared. The blood from
the animals slaughtered runs through
the cracks OF the floo0 The entrailS
are thrown right outside the door.
Gn under the floor and outside the
door, in all of this corrupted mat
ter, the maegots thrive by the mil
lions The meats that are put on
the blocks the next day In ogden
hang In the center OF these disease
breeding surroundings, the air so foul
that it compels neghbors for miles
around TO complain.
TO complete the scene. We have
swarms OF flies alIghtlng on this COT
ruptIon and carrying this llth onto
the meats, and yet We wonder whero
all our sickness and disease come
from when such meats actually ore
sold at some OF what we call our best
meat markets in the city"
Compare above with the following
extracts from L. S. Regulation No.
10; Governing U. S. Inspected pack
ing plants:
Section 3. Official establishments
shall be suitably lighted and ventilat-
ed and maintained in sanitary con
dition, and shall be provided with
efficient drainage, having properly
trapped or other approved sewer con
nections."
Section 4 Ceilings, walls. pillars.
partitions, etc shall be kept in
sanitary condition, and when neces-
sary. they shall be washed, scraped
painted or otherwise treated as re-
CURED
Section 5. "All trucks. trays and 9th
er receptacles. all chutes, platforms.
saws, cleayers and other tools, and
all utensils, machinery and vehicles
used In moving, handling, cutting
chopplng. mixing, canning or other
processes shall be thoroughly cleaned
before using"
Section 7. Persons affected with
tuberculosis OF any other communi-
cable disease shall not be employed
In any OF the departments OF estab-
llshments."
Section Q. THE rooms or compart-
ments I'm which meat OF meat food
products are prepared. cured, stored,
packed, shall be kept free from flies
and other yermin by screening, or
other methods
Section 10. "All Yards, fences, pens,
chutes, alleys, etc. belonging to the
premises OF such establishments.
whether they are used or not, shall
be maintained In sanitary condl.
ton"
Section II. Butchers who dress or
handle diseased carcasses OF parts
shall cleanse their hands OF all grease
and then immerse them IN prescribed
disinfectant and rinse them In clear
water before dressing or handling
healthy carcasses."
There is only one government in
spected plant in operation In Utah.
This Is the plant of the Ogden Pack
ing &c Provision Co, with Ogden and
Salt Lake City as It's main distribut-
ing points Here the government
has stationed one Veterinary sur.
geon and two meat inspectors 10 see
that all the above regulations are
complied with. besides a host of
others.
You guard in many ways against
disease, but If you use unlnspccted
meats, you allow disease 10 enter
your home.
To use inspected meats will reduce
your doctor bills. eliminate sickness
and suffering, and prolong the lives |
OF yourself and family.
Government inspected meats are
handled exclusively at the neat mar
kets listed below. Is your market |
listed?
Sawyer Bros, Chicago Market: Bal. |
lard &c Belnap. California Market; |
Biel &c Son. Ogden Meat Co: Mould |
Ing Meat &c Grocery Co. Wright Meat |
& Grocery Co. and Seager Meat C
Grocery Co -