New Britain herald., 1916-02-01
CATTLE 1 ON LOCAL TABLES
luberGular and ChOlera-InfeCted Meat Sold Here, Dr. Ingram Says

Startling statements that most of @he native dressed beef consisted of 3ld and decrepid animals were made
 Py Dr. Frank A. Ingram yesterday af- Mernoon to members of the common Mouncil. Dr. T. E. Reeks, superintend- Mnt of the health department, also #aid that interruptions dealers were #couring the neighboring towns for Much bovine. In attendance were Mfayor George A. Quigley, Superin- #endent of Health Reeks, Food and #1eat Inspector Radcliff, Chairman M'allard of the health board, Alder Mnen Chamberlain, Parker, Anderson Mnd Kerwin and Councilmen May and Mdueller.
 M The meeting was arranged for the Benefit of the members of the com 6Rnon council. pr. Ingram is deputy Commissioner of domestic animals. M,hairman Tallard spoke of the efforts #he members of the health commission Fave made to abolish the fast growing Mnenace of bad meat. He said investi- @-at1on proved that one of the most ef- #ecttve means was the municipal
 l laughter house, which he hoped to see #SIabuShed 1n this city. B.. -~=s E pr. Ingram said that he felt it an @ @onor to come to this city to take up NH1is imp ortant subject with it's council #nembers and interested citizens. He Fad not looked up conditions here but #e was sure they were similar to those
 Existing in other cities. That much diseased meat is now being poured Mn the market, particularly that in- 4.7I Mertion of Dr. Ingram. The speaker #aid many persons suffering from this Misease in it's incipient sts ges, are fur #aer aggravated by the toxin that Flows through the carcass of the ani-
 ha1.
 Menace to Public Health. # One of the prime necessities of
 laughter house the speaker said is a Fold storage place vince the butchered @hrcass can be hung after slaughtering
 n this manner it is allowed to cool
 Af before it is brought to the market Br clearing houses. In cases of where l Effected animals are killed, the car- Mss is often brought into the city un- 28er the cover of darkness and sold inn MrediateIy without this being done, MhiGh is dangerous and a menace to Mublic health. He spoke of the base Mess of owners of cattle who wilfully Slaughter their cows, knowing they Mre infected with the dread malady. # Dr. Ingram cited a case that re- Mently came to his attention in Mel Nbse. He had been notified by the Awner of COW that he feared the an- #nal was tubercular, and as the state Elbows the beef value for the animals
 estroyed, the man was sure that he 8ould receive what it was worth. The #eather was bad which prevented pr. Nlgram from getting to the place for #lree days but finally he visited the # an who told him that instead of Editing for him. he had killed the COW #ad as the ground was hard he had Mpld it to a peddler, who promised to @se it's remains for fertilizer purposes. @n learning the purchasers name h. Ment to his house where he found the MhimaI dressed and ready for sale and M hen he spoke to the peddler, who
 A as in bed with his shoes on the lat Nr Insisted he was going to use the Mhrcass as fertilizer. He was ordered M bury it immediately. This, the Beaker said, was an instance where M bercular beef would have been Maced on the counter and sold as first Mass meat.
 M Dr. Ingram spoke at length on the l #ho1era plague among hogs in this Mate, which he said is also a growing | Mil These animals, when diseased | M e very bad due tc the nature of M cd that is fed them. Tuberculosis @ the most serious disease that his Experiment. has to fight at the present #rne. He criticized the methods of the M eat inspector in Hartford, who, he &id, did not known horse meat from Fork. # .eThe meat sold in this city should M prepared in one place, through M unicipal slaughter house. he said. W know It's a big proposition but it Ssn be done. Tn the west and many Esarts of Canada, all meats are ex- 1#nined by an inspector who is forced | 8 qualify for the position and who Nhs full authority to destroy any beef 8hich does not measure up to re-
 Erirements The establishment of I unicipa1 slaughter house will be of 8uch assistance to yourselves and to
 # e city's institutions"
 # Or. Ingram Answers Questions. W The speaker said he has made a @udy of slaughtering conditions while @ @entified with the government for ten #sars in Chicago and other western Elites. and would be glad to answer M1y questions regarding to the situa- Mon.
 A s.In your present capacity what per
 ent. of animals do you find are of -.