The Washington times., 1903-04-22
Dangers Of incubation With
Malaria Germs to Be OBJ
waited by Vigorous War
of determination.

The mosquito must go. That is the
fat Of the Health Department. aided
and abetted by the United States Ma
Tine Hospital Service.
Surgeon General Wymsu will do what
he can in the District without a.smuch-
needed special appropriation for the pur-
poses and DR.. woodward. the Health
Officer. has planned q campaign which
is likely to make life miserable for
every mosquito that tries TO establish q
citizenship in the District. Pernieious
activity IN spreading malaria and kin
dred maladies is given as the reason for
the action of the authorities.
Mosquito and Diseases.
Il is now recognized by medical men
in all parts of the country that fevers
and contagious diseases generally are
spread by mosquitoes. and in many of
the States appropriations have been
made TO enable the boards of health TO
exterminate them. In New York and
New Jersey especially the citizens and
authorities are cooperating in the war
fare. " C. Whitney has spent nearly
a hundred thousand dollars on his es-
tates on Long Island and the wealthy
men in New Jersey have done the same.
City. county, and State officials are act
ing together, Where it is possible, the
surgeons of the United States Army are
continuing the Investigations made In
Cuba. which established the fact that
yellow fever is spread by the winged
pest
Surgeon General Wyman has issued s
special circular 10 the acting assistant
surgeons who have been assigned TO
duty at the different ports at which fruit
is received from Central and South
America. and the West India islands.
THIS circular says
Your attention is called 10 the spread
OF yellow fever through the agency of the
mosquito, known as the stegomyia fas-
eiata, and special precautions should be
taken to prevent their presence aboard
vessels. Should yellow fever break out
at your port you are requested to cable
Immediately to the bureau"
To Drain Stagnant Pools.
Locally an effort is to be made either
to drain all Of the standing water near
SO
q mosquito will not be able to get either
in or out Of it. The Health Depart
ment viii attend TO the Government
lands. and the regulations which ccm-
pei the property owners and occupants
of houses TO cover or drain of water,
and 10 observe al other precautions
10 prevent the breeding of the pests,
VIII be rigidIy enforced. In relation 10
his intentions DR.. Woodward said today:
There is no longer any doubt but
that the mosquito IS a source of danger
10 public health Experiments have
proven that they spread yellow fever
and maIariaI diseases. With these facts
10 view. il is the intention Of the de-
partme1t to enforce Tigidly all Of the
regulations relating to the matter
There viii be no more 1eniency, such
az was allowed last year. Our plans
are about all complete. and he work
siIl begin IN few days.
To Report on Diseases.
1T is probable an effort viii be made
10 have all OF the physicians in the city
and suburbs report at once cases of ma
Iaria which come under their notice. by
which means we hope TO locate at once
any colonies Of the malaria carrying
mosquitoes. We may ask the hospitals
10 make similar reports. There is very
li:tle malaria in Washington. and when
cur plans are in operation il is safe JG
say there viii be practically none. When
these reports are received men viii at
once be sent to the localities. and the
water found by Them covered or oiled
An EFFORT is now making 10 locate all Of
the pools in the city and in a few days
We wiII know just where they are. Then
We VIII 90 TO work