Meat for millions : report of the New York State Trichinosis Commission.

  • New York (State). Trichinosis Commission.
Date:
1941
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Credit: Meat for millions : report of the New York State Trichinosis Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ALBANY, NEw York, March 3, 1941 T'o the Governor of the State of New York and the Members of the Legislature of the State of New York: The New York State Trichinosis Commission was created by Chapter 852 of the Laws of 1940 for the purpose of ‘‘studying the problem of the disease known as trichinosis, and other diseases con- tracted by eating infected meat, and possible methods of curbing them.’’4 Activities The Commission held a public hearing in New York City at which leading public health and food control experts gave us the benefit of their advice and judgment. In addition the investigat- ing staff of this Commission compiled a large amount of pertinent material and made necessary field trips to secure first-hand data from livestock producers, meat packers, public health and agricul- ture officials. The Commission conducted a skin test on one hun- dred and twenty-six hogs.* It was also active in informing the general public that trichinosis can be prevented by thorough ecook- ing of pork products. Acknowledgments The Commission wishes to express its appreciation to the hun- dreds of individuals who assisted and cooperated in its work. Par- ticularly do we wish to thank the officials of the United States Public Health Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New York State Health Department, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York State Veterinary College, New York State College of Agriculture, and New York City Health Department. Report and Recommendations The report of this Commission is divided into two parts. The first part consists of this letter of transmittal and reecommenda- tions of this Commission. The second part consists largely of reports of studies and investigations prepared for this commission 1See Appendix A. 2See Appendix B. 3 For full account of this test, see pages 129-132, [3]