New Britain herald., 1916-02-01

eHac1aCed nature z! asked Chairman Tallard.
 That would be hard to say without figures said the speaker "but the bu- reau connected with this important department has found thousands of cases dai1y.''
 Mayor Quigley asked what was the most prevalent disease among hogs. The speaker said anthrax is consid- cred the most deadly at present.
 The speaker said calves are very sell dom affected with tuberculosis until after they are three months old, and many die from tubercular milk furnished by the mother. Mutton is, as a rule, affected with tapeworms, and much of it is received in the mar ket without detection. pr. Ingram said most of the imported beef is first class, as it is inspected before it is brought into the state, there being q government law covering this.
 Alderman Parker raised the ques- ton of what authority an inspector appointed by the city would have in ruling that beef brought to the slaugh- ter house was unfit, if the owner of the COW insisted it was
 Dr. Ingram said the inspectors word was to be law and if the city em- ployed a man who vas not capable he could be discharged.
 'Have we to employ a man ap- proved by the state and pay him a sal ary of $2,500 a year, who is likely to be in doubt about some of the meat?" Alderman Parker asked.
 If you have no auth ority to destroy condemned meat you don't need any municipal slaughter house." Dr. In- gre m answered.
 Alderman Parker then asked con- corning any dealer who might slaugh- ter his cattle outside the city and then bring it in here for sale to the local trade.
 Dr. Ingram said the ordinances should be drafted so as to read that all meats sold in the city bear a metal stamp, as passed by the inspector. If this is not compiled with the offender shall be liable to arrest and imprison- ment
 If New Britain starts this move ment, Hartford and the other small towns will soon follow,' said the ! speaker.
 Don't class us as a small city like Hartford Alderman Parker said smiling1y, amid laughter.
 Hartford a "SmaII' Place.
 Well, Hartford is prety small in of ways,' pr. Ingram said.
 Alderman Chamberlain asked if it was hard to detect infected meat after it had been dressed. The speaker said the butchers were very careful in re- moving all of the bad parts.
 Alderman Parker asked if the city lrafted an ordinance relative to the of beef if it would have o comply with the state laws. The peaker said valuable information on his question could be obtained from Bridgeport. The alderman from the ourth ward asked whether the city would be forced to pay for meat after he inspector had condemned it. Dr. ngram answered by saying that his flee on notification. would be pleased o pay the owner and have the meat destroyed.
 "The city should be glad to pay for such an animal and prevent t from reaching some family said Mayor Quigley. He said that in his hind the city had the right to exclude ny meat that was unfit.
 Dr. Reeks was called on for few rief remarks regarding some of the onditions that are known by him to xist. He said he personally knew of len who are in business of purchasing seless cows for market purposes, also hat hogs suffering from cholera were tiled and sold to local dealers. The |octor said the only way to prevent his was to place twenty men over iealers to see that the animals were buried as soon as they were killed. He said that in some of the stores in this ,ity, this rotten stuff was being sold without the knowledge of the proprie ,ors, and has reached the tables of many local people. A prominent butcher has told him that this city is dubbed as the Humping ground for old and decrepid animals
 ''The way you fellows are talking would give the idea that all the meat killed in this vicinity is composed of sick and dying animals. ] have been around some and have seen some fine stock in neighboring farms. If this project is to go through I want to see that it is right" Alderman Parker said.
 To these remarks Dr. Reeks politely answered that he has positive proof | that three men are purchasing meat of which over fifty per cent. is unfit for use If the ordinance is adopted l employees of the health department will inspect all markets and stores, and where the stamp is not found the violators will be prosecuted.
 Dr. Ingram stated he knew of an | where over seven tons of in fected meat was hauled to Hartford and sold over counters at five cents a pound.
 "Everybody's Doing It."
 Dr Reeks told of an instance where a man killed a hog which he knew to be affected with cholera, and when asked by the health officer why he had sold 1t, knowing it was against the law, the dealer replied, "Why every bo6u a1So is doino if