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Social Reform #1

Social Reform #1. Safer Food Government Inspection of Food needed Proper Labeling Cleanliness of factories Have you read “The Jungle”? Yuck!. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift1.jpg.

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Social Reform #1

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  1. Social Reform #1 • Safer Food • Government Inspection of Food needed • Proper Labeling • Cleanliness of factories Have you read “The Jungle”? Yuck!

  2. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift1.jpghttp://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift1.jpg

  3. http://acincinnatihistory.blogspot.com/2009/07/renascence-friday-city-built-on-bacon.htmlhttp://acincinnatihistory.blogspot.com/2009/07/renascence-friday-city-built-on-bacon.html

  4. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift4.jpghttp://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift4.jpg

  5. Remember . . . The Jungle • Written by Upton Sinclair • Talks about the horrors of the meat packing industry • Informs public and gov’t. of problem

  6. A Famous Saying of the Times Mary had a little lamb And when she saw it sicken, She sent it off to Packingtown And now its labeled CHICKEN!

  7. Original caption: Typical dressing room in an American meat-packing house. This industry first developed conveying-belt methods. http://www.corbisimages.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?q=%20"Food%20packaging%20plant“

  8. Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift's Packing House: pickling and curing warehouse (contains 10,000 tons of hams) http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679969/resource/?sid=9603b786d829c8660213a0c2a7c126ed

  9. Splitting backbones and final inspection - hogs ready for cooler, Swift & Co., Chicagohttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004679461/resource/cph.3b03613/?sid=cb1cb501d5a51ad4a35b521de283279f

  10. Unhairing machine at workhttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/89709166/resource/?sid=323427912cf939363169c08101b4b608

  11. Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift's Packing House: automatic scraping machine (capacity 1000 hogs per hour)http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679968/resource/?sid=eb7764f5e7b82d3d51f1f2121e5b76d9

  12. Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift & Co.'s Packing House: great soup kettles - capacity 350,000 lbs. eachhttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679962/resource/?sid=eb7764f5e7b82d3d51f1f2121e5b76d9

  13. Result: Meat Inspection Act of 1906 • All animals were required to pass an inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to slaughter • All carcasses were subject to a post-mortem inspection • Cleanliness standards were established for slaughterhouses and processing plants.

  14. Postmortem inspection, 1906. Source: Library of Congresshttp://www.lib.niu.edu/1999/iht639944.html Check this out!

  15. Social Reform #2 • Safer Medicines • Restrict Harmful Drugs • Proper Labeling • Government Approval of Future Drugs/Medicines

  16. Patent Medicines • Medicines did not require a prescription. • Making exaggerated claims and were used for a variety of ailments. • Contained dangerous ingredients.

  17. Note ↑ ...More Exaggerated Claims!

  18. Cocaine was a common ingredient – even for children's medicines

  19. Until 1903, a typical serving contained around 60mg of cocaine“You'll be surprised how quickly it will ease the tired brain”

  20. Morphine

  21. Notice it's from the makers of Bayer Aspirin...

  22. Result:Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created and responsible for testing all foods and drugs planned for human use • Prescriptions required from licensed physicians for certain drugs • Warning labels required on habit-forming drugs

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