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found entirely free of these. There are only 31 cisterns to which the water
is pumped up, 2 floral fountains and 3 cattle troughs and 553 garden tanks.
I.—S. Fasciata were found in only 4 garden tanks. These were
near the out-houses, were small and shaded and had slimy walls and
the water in them almost clear and very little disturbed, S. Fasciata
were found in none else.
II.—Anophelines were found in over 60 garden tanks and tubs
and in garden drains (which are not counted) of about 40 houses; in
both the fountains, in 2 manure tanks, and disused cess pit (A
Stephensi). In the marshes they were found in 4 places, well-shaded
by weeds.
III.—Culex in 20 per cent. of the cess pits and in some garden
tanks and water-logged areas in gardens and stable runnings,
(6) In addition to these permanent breeding places, the following
are the temporary ones:—gharras, antiformicas (i.e., shallow vessels,
containing water placed under tables, etc., to prevent ants from ascending)
flower pots, tubs, soda cooling chatties, exhaust the whole list.
I.—S. Fasciata were found in connection with 30 per cent. of
the houses—the out-houses as well as the main building contributing
equally. They formed as it were the index of the negligence of the
servants.
II and III.—Anophelines and Culex, nil.
The whole of the foreshore south of the Queen's Road is marshy and
covered by mangrove swamps—an area of about 2 square miles. The effect of
spring tides only is felt which leaves shallow pools in its midst. The nearest
house is a quarter of a mile away. Except one small place near the boat
house, which showed A. Stephensi, Rossi and Culex, the whole area was free
of any for the last three months. The temperature of the water never went
above 30°c One railway drain opening in this area was infested nearly in all
its course.
6. Rambagh and Preedy are reproductions on a smaller scale of the Civil
Lines, and the nature of the permanent as well as temporary breeding places
is much the same. There are 14 wells of which 2 showed both Culex and
Anopheles and 10 Culex alone. Most of these wells are brackish and no
S. Fasciata were found in these.
I.—S. Fasciata were found in 10 per cent. of the houses in gharras
and antiformicas.
II.—Anophelines in 16 garden tanks and drains.
III.—Culex as usual.
The Serai quarter is almost wholly composed of big godowns each of them
with an extensive court-yard and a small block for offices and out-houses.
There are 8 wells, all of which showed Culex.
I.—S. Fasoiata were found in 4 per cent. of the houses.
7. The garden quater is intermediate in character between the Civil Lines
and old town. There are big court-yards to several of the houses which are
converted into cattle-yards, and further eastward into gardens. The wells here
number 146 and are mostly brackish. Garden tanks, cisterns, cattle troughs
and fountains form the permanent breeding places. The cattle-yards are very
badly kept, the ground is soaked with urine and clung; no good care is taken
to remove these, thus causing an abominable stench and a pest of flies.
8. All the quarters in group B can be considered as a whole. Portions
of it are densely crowded; there are no gardens except the Municipal ones.
The water-supply is generous to most of the houses though those of the poor
have, as usual, a stand-pipe in common to a number of houses. The area is well
drained and some houses have water-closets in them and the cisterns of
galvanized iron on top, to which the water is pumped. The cisterns serve to