The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-01

l.. II. Fairlamo, and the same iutoler-
ablc conditions reported at MIR. Fair
lambs place existed at hi" slaughter
house, This place is a snenace to the
health OF the surrounding community,
aud, In my opinion. Ii Is Impossible to
prepare meat food products that would
be healthy. This place should he
closed and no further Strengthening al
lowed there until the present house is
destroyed and the surroundings thor
oughly cleaned and diSinf.ctcd and
provisions made for the prompt and
proper disposition OF the oiral etc"
Edward i>rck. Eron> i.oad--"Ih his
place is entirely uusuitei for the puv-
pose for which 10 Is used. The noors
are brick, partly covered with cement.
which is broken and very dirty. Tho
side walls filthy. -Four quarters OF
beef hanging in observation-disclosures Killed
the day before HoES permitted 70 rum
in adjoining yards and feed on the
oftal FROM the sl2u-htcr house. me
yard w3s filthy. Saws. knives. ClvaVcIS,
etc, covered with dried blood. The
whole place entirely unfit for the puU-
pose for which il is Uscd--the pTepa-
ration Of meat foods for human con-
sumption II is recommended that the
place Toe closed and no fur;hcr slaugh-
tering he permitted at this slaughter
house and that n new house bc con-
structed ANA the SURROUNDINGS thor
oughlN disinfcctcd before the CON
timing OF slaughter Is allowed"
A. Eichci ~ SON, Rrook Rond--'liouse
MAS locked The ilours and walls Of
this house were dirty ana caked with
blood as viewed through cracks in the
door. Off0l thrown from side windows
TO an adjciniu. place, sticking TO the
outside of the window. The utain oils,l
thrown through the drain OF blood hole
TO the outside of the building with no
drainage. sccps out into the back .iard
OF the slauEhter-housc and is left
there. The odors emanatiug
from the building and around ;Lc same
We're Very bad. The whole place is un-
suited FOR the purpose for which il is
used and II is recommended that NO
further Strengthening Of cattle. sheep.
etc be permitted in this place"
r. Lnutcrhach-"Ihe conditions OF
this place were nlthy; floors and side
walls caked with dried blood. Floor
was broken. and ar open hole into
which blood and onal were thrown
with no drainage, is maintained .ust
outside Of The slaughter house Onal
Is thrown TO hogs. which have access
10 the surroundings of the slaughter
house, as well as to the blood hole.
These hogs are fed also with refuse
from the store or house. An open can
OF decompoSed garbage was found in
the slaughter house. There VAS also
In the slaughter house old dirty bar
rels, pals and boxes. Claim is made
that blood Is taken from the blood hole
with other onal ana spread on ada
cent land. This place should he closed
Conditions dlthy and inSnnitary. and
She place is Il menace Ia the health of
tho surrounding community as well as
q source for the contamination Of the
meat food products prepared therein"
w. +. Rupp, II1S Brook Rond--"Ihis
place has a wood floor in fair conSli-
non The side walls were dirty No
fly SC. Gems Ut the windows and doors
Oral fcu 10 thu hogs Mt the slaughter
house. Refuse is piled in The rear o :
the slaughter house, ana II is clniIucd
that II Is promptly nauled away. the
odor emanating from this dccomposed
onnl left by the hogs and the "efuso
Is very bad. The only ventilation 20
the building is through the windows
ami doors. Hog Strengthening room
was strewn with rubbish While this
place speaking comparatively. Is fair,
II is not a proper place for the slauEh-
t"rinE OF cattle for meat food pro
ducts"
4. j. Schmidt. brook Road-"Thts
place Is entirely unsuitcd FOR the pur-
pose Tor which It is being used. Sur
roundinSS very unsatisfactory. Floors
walls and ceilings filthy. Large
cracks In wall and door. and the only
ventilation is through doors The
building Is not screened with nv
screens. Hogs run At large and fed
from offal. Blood. oflal and rranur. al
lowed to accumulate Mt chute for the
blood. The entire plant dirty and not
ut 10 slaughter meats for human CON