Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-20 | Page 12 | Strict Inspection of Meats Urged

STRICT INSPECTION OF MEATS URGED fjpffial to Tho Tribune POCATICrXO, Idaho, Pec. 10. Dr. T. C. Henderson of the V'nited States department de-partment of agriculture to da y ur.od the j city council of Pocateho to jjass legislation legisla-tion protecting t he people of the city from tubercular infected meats. Dr. Henderson Rave a b-nthy talk on liia findings of the past several weeks in inspecting live stock throughout tliis part of tiie state, and denla red that in many instances lie found live stock infected with tuberculosis. He urged tho passage of an ordinance reardiu the examinations of dairies during dur-ing certain portions of the year. He slated that fully tj.") per cent of the poultry poul-try of .Southeastern Idaho is Infected with the disease. The council agreed to take steps looking look-ing to the passage of ordinances imme- diately providing for the strict inspection inspec-tion of all classes of meat sold in the