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as a man who continually uses a knife becomes an artist at 
his particular branch of work, so does the inspector become an 
artist. 
“ By long practice and seeing so many healthy animals 
killed, he becomes expert in detecting the slightest deviation 
from normal. 
“ Some of you would, no doubt, be surprised at the quick¬ 
ness of a butcher to detect the slightest change from normal, 
still he may not know what the ailment is. 
“When a carcass is finally passed on and condemned the 
inspector has it cut up into suitable pieces for tanking and goes 
with it to the tank and places a seal on top and bottom of the 
tank. Steam is then turned on for sufficient time to effectually 
destroy it for food products. 
“ It may be interesting to notice the number of cattle con¬ 
demned in Chicago during the last six months and the diseases 
for which they were condemned, so I have prepared the follow¬ 
ing list that can be depended on as being approximately cor- 
rect : 
Disease. 
Number. 
Weight. 
Pneumonia. 
. . . . 23 
11,215 
Jaundice. 
. ... I 
492 
Uraemia. 
. . . . I 
600 
Actinomycosis. 
. . . . 115 
55,932 
Metritis . 
. . . . 5 
2,432 
Bruised Carcasses. 
. . . . 52 
25,085 
Leucaemia . 
... I 
400 
Pleurisy . 
. . . . 13 
6,955 
Dead in Pens. 
. . . . 8 
4,651 
Malignant Tumors. 
2 
1,034 
Enteritis. 
. . . . 6 
3,126 
Bruised Parts. 
9,116 
Peritonitis. 
. . . . 32 
17,283 
Emaciation. 
. . . . 63 
24,647 
Peritoneal Abscesses .... 
• • • • 3 
1,322 
Gangrene. 
'j 
1,790 
Haematodes. 
. . . . 21 
9,690 
Cancer . 
. ... 11 
4,246 
Pyaemia. 
.... 5 
2,785 
Septicaemia.. . . 
. . . . 3 
1,768 
Ascites. 
... 2 
1,267 
Pulmonary Abscess. 
. . . . 2 
1,075 
Nephritis. 
. . . . 1 
400 
Tuberculosis. 
. . . . 668 
331,887 
u Making 1041 condemnations for the six months ending 
December 31st, 1899, °f which 64.17 per cent, were for tuber¬ 
culosis. 
