Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-18
The Importance Of Meat Inspection
By DR. K. ?. KRENEK
U. s. Department Of Agriculture

Ipublic from ihe danger of dis 7ased neat.
 \ very satisfactory way of dealing
 with this problem which met with the
 mutual satisfaction of all concerned.
 was established by the city of Paris, Texas. few years ago. Sufficient funds were appropriated for the cree
 ton Of small municipal abattoir
 having ample cooler rooms" for the | keeping Of meat in connection with ] it. All the butchers in the city were
 compelled to bring their stock to this abattoir for slaughter. The slaughter ] ing is done by butchers hired by the city and under the direct supervision paid a salary The inspector governs himself in the disposition of diseased
 carcasses according to the regulations governing the United States meat in- spection He sees to il that the plant 1 is sanitary and that the meat is kept
 and handled in cleanly way The
 meat is kept in the coolers at the abattoir and taken out by the different i butchers according to their needs. Furthermore. the inspector is required | to make daily visits to the meat mar kets in the city and observe and regu- late the conditions there. He also is vested with authority to inspect all meats shipped into the city from out side sources and to condemn any that may have become spoiled or contamin- ated in transportation, which is very frequently the case. Thus, all the fish and oysters and even canned
 goods" are inspected before they are offered for sale to the consumer.
 Nor do the dairymen who sell milk and butter to the people of Paris,
 same veterinary inspector makes ire quent and unannounced visits to these
 dairies and sees that the prescribed sanitary measures are observed. He tests all the cows for tuberculosis, which is of the greatest importance,
 generally. He sees that the milk is handled in a sanitary manner and all possible sources of contamination are eliminated. He takes samples of milk from the dairymen's wagons on the streets to see if the milk has been "watered" or otherwise adulterated. With the same object in view he visits all the ice cream parlors where he takes samples of ice cream for his tests and analyses. Any violations or infractions of the prescribed sanitary measures he reports to the proper au- thorities for prosecution.
 All the expense connected with the operation of the municipal abattoir and the inspection is defrayed in the following manner: The abattoir charg- es the nominal fee of S1.25 per head for the slaughter Of cattle and seven ty-five cents per head for calves, sheep and swine. This, together witt the fines" collected by the prosecu- ton of those who in some way. or other. violate the city pure food ordinance" pays for the protection that the consumer has by virtue of the inspection. The city of Paris. Texas, after paying all the eXpenses connected with this work at tEe ~~d of the first year, had a neat little balance on hand and everyone was entirely satisfied.
 Most of our larger towns and cities have some form of inspection but in the greatest majority of cases this falls very short of its object, because the inspectors are not armed with the proper authority. Their scope of work is limited in most instances to the inspection of the milk, etc, after de- livery to the city and the market They have no authority to go out and inspect the sources from which the city obtains its supply of meat and milk and butter. They are not backed up by an ordinance which would give them the authority to 50 to the dairy and see how the COWS are stabled, | how they are fed and in what gen. eral condition the dairy is. If there 1 are diseased cows in dairy they have no authority to condemn these, or have them removed from the healthy ! ones. The milk inspector may find | the bacillus of tuberculosis in samples ! of milk which he has obtained from | the milk wagon on the street, but he | has no authority to go to the dairy | from which it came and test the herd | in order to determine the source Of ! the infection.
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