Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
E1ER INSPECTION
Of NEAT N Eel De D

Jacksonville Fla. Dec. Over +oooa.
o"oW pounds meat and meat product
nave oeen INSPECTED and Of 1t more tina
l"VU" pounu have been condemn
by the federal neat inspection servi
in the past els. years. These fact
were made publ by George Fl. Shaw
sanitary engineer Of the United Stat
department of ai1culture, bureau
animal industry II an address befory
the American Publ, Health associa ito
here tonight.
over 100000 whole ercasses and owe
100000 parts Of carcasss have been con
demned as unfit for fol- he said. sd
Shaw added
1T is estimated that , per cent j
the meat supply Of IT, country II
fcderally Inspected OF ,e remainint
forty per cent, n portion Aceives morI
or less efficient local inspect.n. This unI
inspected portion is often preared undc|
most unsavory conditions an further
more. is undoubtedly derived rom anil
mails having considerably highe. percent
age OF disease than those slaghterel
I under federal inspection, since tubeI|
culous dairy COWS and suspicion. looij
ing animals are often sent to such ,stalI
lishments to avoid condemnation b, i'd
eral inspectors.
The remedy Is to be found il
efficient state and municipal inspected
and the development OF the municil]
abattoir system common In Europe. \
abattoir Of this kind will eliminate II
nuisance caused by several scattered, II
smelling, and insanitary :lausht]
houses. viii enable inspection to be col
Quoted az minimum cost aid vi
make possible the utilization e "A
products now usually wasted"
Asserting that the economist ST
doubtless deplore the loss for food M
poses of the large quantities OF ns'
condemned Mr.. Shaw said:
Until recently no provision was MA
Tor a second grade product from Al
mails affected locally and only slight
diseased. as is common In Europe i
new regulations which went into eff
in November 1914, however. permit t
use Of the wholesome portions 81 81
meat when thoroughly stcriIized
nrouerlv labeled. This provision Is
nected to add considerably to the amo,
~ meat available for food purposes.
I-ntruthful and unscientif1c stat
ments in bulletins issued by state
partments of health were SEVERE
criticised by Or. Charles Y. Chaplin,
nerintendent Of health of Providen
K. /.
For the sake OF those who come
ter stop hlling your columns w
ton,my-rot, hot air and dope" he sa
DO not be always seeking novel
Most that is new is bad. There :
nlentv of old truths which all of {
100000 people have not
learned"
Among the fallacies being spread
the detriment of real public hea
work. Dr. Chaplin cited what he cal
= the "old heresy about the al-imp
l lance of dirt in the causation OF d
1 ease" He said that it is Doubt
n true that whatever encourages clear
ness tends to discourage the hao
/ which favor infection. but he belie'
5 that TO fight all kinds Of dirt inste
= of limiting attacks to dangerous d
is mis!eadirlg and futile
DR.. Chapin especially criticised m,
9 of the publicity on the relation Of
u to disease. lie stated that the
. theory of eXhaled poisons had h'
demolished, that germs rarely fioa
= in the air: that we are still in p
= found ignorance s to the relation
humidity TO disease, that most of
supposed effects of foul. unventila
~. rooms have been shown to be due
- temperature and odors. Food ad
terations. except in a few Instance
he said, lis an economic, not hea
problem. AS to particularly deca,
. foods we know nothing about I'll
. relation to health, The clean hal
q ling of foods is most desirable from
!, sanitary standpoint but real clear
ness is most difficult e attainme
Much that appears is carelessly WI
a ten and the emphasis Is placed ON
a wrong thing, as when dust ahsorhS
the attention and nothing is said alb
dirty hands