Beef Trust Warning Exposes Cattle Taint and Illness Link
The Chicago Health Department upholds the Chicago Eagle's claim that lumpy raw beef from local packers caused appendicitis. A new bulletin outlines stricter condemnation rules for actinomycosis lesions, recommending entire carcass condemnation when infection reaches the mouth or digestive tract, and noting broader health risks discussed at the Medical Society and London lectures.
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Health Department
Chicago
Chicago Eagle
Commissioner of Health
Charles J. Whalen
The
Chicago Medical Society
Medical Society of London
Eng
T. H. Kelloch
Strat
Inside the Loop Diseased Meat Question for Chicago
An old Chicago note questions weekly condemnation of about 50 000 pounds of diseased meat by Health Department inspectors inside the Loop poverty safety zone and asks how much tainted meat reaches the public outside that area. It condemns stockyards inspections and accuses the Beef Trust of faked reports by various groups.
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Chicago Health Department
Union Loop
van Buren Street
Wabash
Fifth Avenues
Health Department
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Commissioner of Health
If the law on selling disowned meat existed
If the law governing the sale of disowned meat were enforced the Beef Trust would face jail time under current penalties.
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Met
Beef Trust
Ill inois Must Act Against Tuberculosis Beef Trade
An editorial denounces tuberculosis in beef and failures of government inspection. It cites Chicago Health Department Bulletins showing tuberculosis condemned meat, calls for harsher action against meat packers, and warns that buyers unknowingly consume tainted meat. The piece urges public accountability for the Beef Trust and advocates stronger regulatory measures.
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Health Department
Union Stock Yards
Chicago City
Beef Trust Horrors and the Cancer Threat Unmasked
A provocative critique argues the Beef Trust contaminates meat with lumpy jaw and cancer risk. It cites investigations from Chicago hospitals and the Lancet, urging state control of slaughterhouses and public inspection to prevent disease and protect consumers.
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Trust
Hess
United States
Beef Trust
Inwa
Thie
England
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Arthur Aldis
Sachs
Board of Health
Europe
America
City of
C. J. Whalen
Whelan
Beef
Dee
Union
Heet Trust
Het
New York
Charles Edward Russell
Moncan
Jody
Sternian
London Lancet
Journal of Europe
Cincinnati Hospital
Jamestown
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Roosevelt Hospital
New Trust Houses
Minute York
Po |Trust
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Beef ‘Trust
Chicago Trust
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