Robt. Joy, St. Clair county, $50.00 and costs. M. J. Stanley, St. Clair county, $50.00 and costs. We hailed with delight the passage of the new sanitary law and since the first of July have been preaching a gospel of cleanliness and sanitation. There were several places in my territory that were unsanitary, filthy perhaps is a better word to use. Fortified by this law I have gone to them and it didn't take me long to convince them that it was for their best interest to at once clean up. Inspector Rodenberg and I went to Carbondale to look after the condition of the food supply in that town. We found that the butcher shops (seven in number) were in a deplorable condition, with two exceptions. In one shop we found a hen with a brood of chickens in one corner and in another corner a bitch that had found a litter of pups the night before. We gave orders for a general clean up in five of the shops. We then called on the mayor and chairman of the board of health, took them around and showed them the condition as it was. They heartily agreed to the clean-up order that we had given, and agreed with us that they would make a weekly inspection and see that they kept clean. Most of the people are reasonable and agree that the law is all right and that unsanitation is the source of a great many of the diseases. I tell them that if "cleanliness is next to Godliness" that screens, the broom and the scrub brush must be a means of grace. I took up during the year samples of milk, oleomargarine and of the different food products as found in my district, as did also assistants Rodenberg and Spaeth in their respective districts. Respectfully submitted, J. H. LOY, State Food Inspector. REPORT OF ANTONE SPAETH, STATE FOOD INSPECTOR. MT. CARMEL, ILL., Dec. 31, 1911. Hon. A. H. Jones, State Food Commissioner, Chicago, Ill.: DEAR SIR-In compliance with your request I herewith tender a brief report of the work done by me as State food inspector for the year 1911. I have visited the following cities and towns from one to three times, to-wit: Akin, Alton, Altamont, Anna, Allendale, Albion, Benton, Bone Gap, Billet, Brookport, Bridgeport, Carrier Mills, Casey, Crossville, Cave-inRock, Carterville, Christopher, Collinsville, Carbondale, Cairo, Dahlgren, Eldorado, Effingham, Enfield, Ewing, Elizabethtown, Elkville, Equality, Fairfield, Flat Rock, Fordsville, Grayville, Galatia, Golden Gate, Golconda, Greenup, Grand Chain, Greenville, Harrisburg, Herrin, Hudsonville, Joppa, Jeffersonville, Johnson City, Jonesboro, Lawrenceville, Maunie, Murphysboro, Mattoon, Marissa, Marion, Marshall, Martinsville, Macedonia, Metropolis, Mascoutah, Mounds, Mound City, Mt. Vernon, McLeansboro, Noble, New Burnside, Neoga, Norris City, New Athens, O'Fallon, Olney, Oblong, Palestine, Packers, Pinckneyville, Pana, Rosiclare, Reevesville, Ridgeway, Robinson, Stone Fort, Stoy, Sumner, Shawneetown, St. Francisville, Shelbyville, Texico, Tunnel Hill, Thompsonville, Troy, Ullin, Vienna, Vandalia, West Salem, Wittington and West Frankfort. I have made a general inspection of the grocery stores, and have taken up two hundred and three (203) samples which, in my judgment, were not in compliance with our State food laws. Also took up fifty (50) samples with Inspector Loy, all of which have been sent to the laboratory at Chicago for analysis. Have also investigated the sanitary conditions of the butcher shops, bakeries, restaurants, confectioners, candy kitchens and soda fountains, and made suggestions for improvements where I found conditions were not as they should be, and I am pleased to say that in my subsequent rounds I found all of these places in a much better sanitary condition. In my rounds I found that the merchants in general are in favor of the pure food laws, and are more particular in buying their goods and demanding a guarantee from the jobbers that the goods comply with the pure food laws of the State of Illinois, in consequence of which the consumer is getting a better quality of foods. In conclusion will say that in my work as inspector I have met with courteous treatment by the merchants, who want to comply with the requirements of the food laws. I have answered all questions to the best of my ability, and note a marked improvement in the food conditions of our State. Respectfully submitted, ANTONE SPAETH, State Food Inspector. -17 F C REPORT OF PAUL E. POLZIN, STOCK FOOD INSPECTOR. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec. 31, 1911. Hon. A. H. Jones, State Food Commissioner, Chicago, Ill.: DEAR SIR-Complying with your request, I herewith submit a brief report of my work as stock food inspector since my appointment April 1, 1911, for the rest of the year ending Dec. 31, 1911. After my appointment I accompanied Inspector O. V. Fox on milk inspection through the country. On my return to Chicago, I began taking up stock food samples all over the west side of Chicago and suburbs, namely: Austin, Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood, Melrose Park, Forest Park and River Grove. I find that the dealers are acquainted with the stock food law and claim it is a protection for them; but I left a copy of the law with each dealer and delivered all samples to our office to be analyzed in the laboratory. Later, at the request of Mr. John B. Newman, assistant food commissioner, to take up the sanitary condition of soda fountains throughout the city of Chicago, I inspected several hundred of these places and found a great many of them in a very bad, unsanitary condition. I ordered the proprietors of the various places to clean up at once, which they promised to do. I also gave them a copy of the law so they could understand what a sanitary condition meant. Then, in company with Inspector B. Hobson and Mr. Durant, we visited the Woodstock County Fair and found some men selling artificial apple cider on the fair grounds. We ordered them to put signs above the barrels, "Artificial Apple Cider," which they acknowledged it was, and the next day they had their goods for sale. The result was they had to close up business because when the public saw what it was they would not buy it. We also ordered all lunch counters and lemonade stands offering for sale to the public their goods to cover up everything that was exposed to the dust and flies and they complied with the orders. Later I accompanied the following inspectors of the office, B. C. Hobson, E. Wiedel and O. J. Lindstrom, on complaint of cases of butter in the different parts of the city of Chicago. Then Inspector W. Durant and I took up the sanitary condition of the different factories, wholesale groceries, preserving concerns and catsup manufacturers and found the grocers as a rule in fair and good sanitary condition; also the fruit preserving companies, except the tomato catsup manufacturers, some of which are in a dirty condition, and where we found them to be so we ordered the proprietors of their respective places to clean up at once and left a copy of the law with them. Then I accompanied Inspectors E. Wiedel, H. Rodenberg and J. Loy on an investigation of oleomargarine in the following cities: East St. Louis, Madison, Venice and Granite City; and found quite a number of peddlers selling it but all of it was uncolored and they sold it for oleomargarine and not for butter. They all seem to know the law and fear the inspectors of the State. On my return Inspector W. Durant and I were sent to Elgin on a complaint case where a meat market was partly burnt out and they were selling poultry and fresh meats which were damaged by smoke and fire. We condemned the poultry and meat and left orders to clean up the place, which they agreed to do. Respectfully submitted, PAUL E. POLZIN, State Stock Food Inspector. |