The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08
YOUR CITY NEEDS
NOTHING FOR ITS
APPETITE
Statistics Prove Detroit Is a Most
Important Food Center and, What
Is More, What It Eats Is
Good To Eat.
Close Tab Is Kept on the Markets
Milk and the Dealers Shelves
For the Bad.

That Detroit is an important food
center is evidenced by the fact that
| 1867 head OF cattle, 23.446 sheep, H.
! eos calves, and 423,622 hogs were In
spected for slaughter Ia Detroit last
year.
Detroit people can also rest assured
that what they eat, for the most part.
| is free from infection. All animals
brought into the city for slaughtering
purposes are rigidly examined by in
spectors connected with the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry,
OF which DR.. Columbus Mauldin, for
merly OF New Orleans, is now the
head The inspection for 1909 result
ed in AZ cattle being condemned, %
OF them having tuberculosis. OF the
almost half million hogs inspected.
9l5. were condemned, and S.l22 parts
rejected. Also, 1895 parts OF cattle
were condemned because of having
tubercular infection. bruises, etc. The
fact that Detroit is a meat market OF
more than ordinary size and import
ance, is further shown by statistics
for the whole OF the United States.
The total number OF cattle inspected
for slaughter during 1909 was $780,
272, and of this herd Detroit, as has
been pointed out. got 1857.
Another source OF protection TO De-
troiters Is the United States Bureau
Of Chemistry. of which Detroit has a
branch Detroit is more fortunate in
this respect than Is generally known.
Many big cities, Cleveland. for in.
stance, lack the department The In
spectors OF the bureau examine al
most every shipment OF food that
comes into the city. More than that.
the inspectors go into the adjoining
territory TO make inspections, even
making invasions OF the woods TO In
spect maple sugar and syrup before IT
has a chance TO get on the market.
There are only 20 bureaus OF the kind
in the United States H. l.. Schulz Is
the chemist in charge of the Detroit
branch He saws that very little or
the foodstnffs shipped into Detroit Is
found below the standard quality, and
that consequently. few seizures and
considerations are made
I'VE are pretty busy just now, said
Mr.. Schulz 10 The Times, but Wen
certainly have more than our hands
full if the reciprocity agreement goes
through. The reciprocity treaty will
greatly increase the amount of Ca
madam shipments of vegetables, fruits,
etc coming into the United states
Then. there Is the further protec-
ton OF the state Dairy and Food com
mission. located in Detroit lhese
commissioners give Detroit much OK
their attention, in addition to caring
for the whole of the state. In his an
nual report to the governor OF the
state. Commissioner Colon c. Lille
says. in part:
"During the year ending July j.,
1910. dealers In food products TO no
number Of S,435 were visited by our
INSPECTORS. and 1916 samples or food
PRODUCTS we're collected and sent TO
the laboratory for analysis or this
number. Gel were found TO be adul-
terated. Prosecutions were started
tv tho department sad l36 convictions
secured.
"Tba inspection OF city mlIk supply
for the entire state OF Michigan Is
an enormous task and the department
had never been able TO do this in as
thorough a manner as II would like.
We have simply done what we could.
The milk supply OF the city Is OF
great Importance Boards OF health
tell us that goodly per cent OF the
mortality of infants is due to poor
milk. that is. milk contaminated with
bacteria. injurious 10 health, existing
largely through having the milk pro
duced under unsanitary conditions.
An occasional inspection of the milk
supply OF any given city or town Is
not only insufficient TO permanently
improye the condition, but II is In.
snfncient 10 give the department &C
curate knowledge OF the actual con.
dition OF the milk that is being fur
nished for consumption. To get &C
curate data. as we'll as to improve the
conditions. the department began the