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Scheme III.—This is the simplest of the three. The work will be limited
for the inspection of the wells, garden tanks, and garden drains, cisterns, floral
fountains and cattle-troughs. The prevention of mosquitoes in marshy areas
involves the consideration of reclamation, etc., quite beyond the scope of this
paper. All the above permanent breeding places are not more than 4,000 in
all and leaving the wells out of consideration for a time, there are only
3,500 places to be dealt with ou the whole. Now, it often happens that 3 or 4
of these are included in the compound of one house. But the distances
which the working gang must go over in one day, shall also have to be
considered. With a wide, and a liberal margin, therefore, 30 such places—not
houses—can be inspected and cleansed in one day and with an average inspec-
tion every 8 days, 15 Sub-Inspectors can do the work easily. The well-cleansing
and fish-stocking gangs shall have to be retained, as also the charges on
disinfectants. In the case of this particular anti-malaria campaign the Health
Officer in charge will be burdened with the extra task of a periodical spleen
census in different areas and the careful collection of returns from hospitals
and dispensaries, corrected, whenever necessary, by microscopical observations.
The total then comes to :—
15 Sub-Inspectors
1 Inspector
30 coolies
2 well-cleansing gangs
Material larvacides, etc.
Increased cleansing work
Head Office establishment
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Rs.
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3,600
900
4,320
1,500
5,000
5,000
6,500
Total Rs. 26,820
or in rough figures Rs. 26,000 per year.
Section 2.
For the success of the operations detailed in these schemes, the area should
be divided into sections of 1,000 houses each. Each
of these sections should be divided into beats for
each Sub-Inspector. Wholetime men must be employed to make a determined
and constant attack on mosquitoes. All possible breeding places must be noted,
as also every place where larvae are found. A diary must be kept of the
places visited and the whole staff must be clearly given to understand that
their sole duty is to prevent mosquitoes breeding in their charge. Failure to
prevent the breeding must be immediately reported. The whole staff should
be regularly coached up in the routine work and in the method of inspecting
wells, etc. ; and distinguishing between Anophelines, Gulex and Stegomyia.
Each Sub-Inspector should be supplied with a ring-net, sauce pan, spoon, bottle,
etc., and a card (like the one used in Bombay) should be tilled in and returned
to the officer to take further steps.
Public Health Department.
Quarter
Section
Street.
House No.
Name of owner
Class of occupier
Type of closet
.
Position o£ cistern
Larvae present
Position of well
Do.
.
Date of 1st inspection
Date of 2nd
inspection
Date of action
Result of action taken
Subsequent inspection and remarks__
Name of Inspector
All unused wells should be filled in as soon as possible. Those that are
required for use should be covered and arrangements made for suitably raising
the water by a hand-pump, Special traps, as detailed in Chapter V, should be
set. All breeding places should be styled as a Dangerous Nuisance. The
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