"ملف 2/7 III إجراءات مكافحة الملاريا" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٦] (٥٦٩/٣١٢)

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or sixty coolies have been working here for about six*
months. They have worked in the town and in all gardens
within one mile of the Biladya boundary* In the town
they have inspected every house and compound, in the
last two months £5,000 inspections were made* They have
put fish in every well In every house. They fish eat
the mosquito© eggs and prevent breeding. They have cleaned
drains and made drains to carry off stagnant water and they
have put oil on water where mosquitoes are breeding. But
all this work in the town Is useless if mosquitoes breed
in the gardens because mosquitoes fly a long distance.
The work which has been done in the gardens consists
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of spreading oil on stagnant water and dogging drains to
carry away stagnant water Into flowing channels and cleaning
the edges of channels. All this makes it difficult for the
mosquitoes to breed.
It is in this work that the Government wishes help
from the landlords. The Government is spending much money
on labour for draining off stagnant water and spreading
oil on ponds. 3ome landlords have helped by providing
labourers to work with the Govermlent labourers, in their
own gardens. This is a great help and we hope that all
landlords will lend the labourers in their gardens for a
day or two when the drains in their gardens are being
cleaned by the Government.
This last matter is more important than every thing
else. The Government wishes to Clean and drain all the
gardens where mosquitoes are breeding, with the help of
the owners, but when this has been done, once, the owners
will be personally responsible for keeping their gardens
clean and free from mosquito© breeding places in the
future.
Malaria is injurious to all people who suffer from it.
Malaria is caused by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can be prevented