The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-02-11
STATE SANITARY
] LAWS ARE TO Be
Firmly ENFORCED
Commissioner Matthews Sends In.
speetors Over State With
Strict Orders.
ASKING AID LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICERS AND THE PUBLIC
Failure TO Promptly Comply With
Law Will Meet With Sure
Punishment.

State Food Commissioner. W.
Scott Matthews. for 4 week past has
been holding q conference with his
inspection force AT headquarters,
Manhattan. building. Chicago, for .l'e
purpose of discussing conditions in
the state and giving instructions rs
to the coming years work.
The men have gone forth 10 their
respective district with orders 10
give special attention TO the work
OF sanitation.
Section / OF the State Sanitary
Law reads as follows:
| BE it enacted by the people OF
the State OF Illinois. represented in
1.-THE General Assembly; that every
1buildiag. room, basement, inclosure
or PREMISES, occupied, used or maiu-
to 'ncd as bakery, confectionery,
Gamers, packing house. slaughter
house. creamery, cheese factory, res
taurant, hotel, grocery, meat mark
ct, or as factory. shop, warehouse,
CT any public place or manufacture
ing place used for the preparation.
manufacture packing, storage. sale
or distribution of any food as dc.
fined by statute. which Is intende!
for sale. shall be properly and ,ade.
lquately lighted, drained, plumbel
and ventilated, and shall be con.
|dlcted with strict regard to the In.
fluencs of such conditions upon tic
health OF the operatives, employees
clerks or other persons therein en-
| ployea, and the purity and whole
Isomenrss OF the food therein produc.
ed, prepared, manufactured, packed
Istored,s sold or distributed \.
/ The sanitary preparation and pro-
duction Of foods are quite as lin.
lportant as the character Of the Ia
lgredieuts which they contain OF
their labelling.
Tho inspectors vii visit and n
sract every food establishment 4.
their districts and make q report t.
tho main office as to conditions, ac
companied with the INSPECTOR
Ireccnnenlation as given I'd the pro
prietor or manager.
, / Cominissioner. Matthews urges al
| local heaithi. food or sanitary OF
ficials TO accompany the inspector.
TO .nota the. conditions, A copy O
the Recommendations will be ief'
with such officer who shall rein
aspect and notify the department
whether the person so notified hat
or has not complied within d speci
, fled time limit. II he has not con,
piled, the department will cite hin
, to the office for hearing TO show
cause why he should not be pun
/, ished according to the law for VIC
lation of the sanitary law.
The Commissioner wishes all per
sons. whether public officers or. not
to notify the inspectors of any vic
! lation. or II inspectors are not Their
| IN the town, to send complaint t,
the Chicago office, Manhattan
Building, Chicago. Such complaint,
are treated cohfidentially and re
. ceive prompt attention. 1t is yoa
, locality that the department is tfy
ling to benefit, so, Mr.. Officer an
Mr.. Consumer don't neglect thes
vital things.
Take an interest In the mannlac
tura handling. packing, storina
display and distribution Of the food
YOU are TO eat and are TO feed yott
wife and baby, y
Note conditions. If they do no
appear sanitary, let the department
know so 1t can investigate. The ia
spection force is small and the stat
4 l.