The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-01
SANITARY INSTRUCTION

SANITARY MlRObllDA
Differentiation and Preyxatlen 81 the
Mesquite
Mosquitoes require for their Develop
neiat stagnant water They cannot de {
veiep n any other Way sing3e crop
soon dies ard disappears unless the
feHates nnd water on which their eggs
can pe laid Simple measures therefole
fflre to prevent the breeaIng Of mo-
sou toes
Pools OF rain water, duck ponds. Ice
ponds. and temporary aeennauiat ions
due to building, marshes, both uf Sal
and fresh wafer and roads sIde drains
pots, kettles. tubs. springs. barrels of
water, and other hack yard collections,
should be drained. nlled with earth, Or
emptfed
Running streams should have their.
margins carefully cleaned and covered
with gravel 70 prevent weeds and
grass at the waters edge.
Lily ponds and fountain pools should
If possible. be abolished II not. the
margins should be cemented OF care-
fully gravelei, good stock Of min.
nows put in the water, and green
slime regularly cleaned out as 1t coll
fleets.
Where tanks, cIsterns. wells or
springs are necessary to supply water,
the openings to them should be closely
covered with wire ganze tgalvanized
to prevent rusting), not the smallest
aperture being left
When neither drainage nor covering
is practicable, the surface Of the stand
ling water should be covered with q
film of light fuel oil or Kerosene which
chokes and kills the larvae The oil
may be poured on from a can or from
a sprinkler. 1t will spread itself. One
ounce of oil Is sufficient to cover Is
square feet of water The oil should
l.be renewed once week during warm
weather.
Particular attention should be paid
to eesspools. These pools when un-
covered breed mosquitoes IN vast num-
bers; If not tightly closed by a ce-
mented top or by wire gauze. they
should be treated once week with an
excess of kerosene or light fuel oil
Precautions Against Malaria
Certain simple precautions suffice to
protect persons living in malarIa1 dis
ltricts from Infection:
l. Proper screening of the house TO
lprevent the entrance of the mosquitoes
(after careful search for and destruc-
ton OF all those already present in the
house), and screening of the bed at
might. The-efaief danger Of infection IS
at night tthe Anopheles bites mostly at
this time1.
2. The screening of persons in ma
laria1 districts who are suffering from
malarial fever, so that mosquitoes may
not bite them and thus become infect
led
g. The administration of quinine in
full doses to malarial patients to de-
Istroy the malariaI organisms in the
blood
4. The destruction of mosquitoes by
lone or more of the methods already de-
Iscribed.
These measures. If properly carried
out, win greatly restrict the prevalence
of the disease, and will prevent the oc-
lcurrence Of new malariaI infections
i 1t must be remembered that when a
person is once infected the organisms
may remain in the body for many
Years. producing from time to time re-
llapses of the fever.
l. A case of lnalarial infection in q
1 house (whether the person is actively
i'll or the Injection is latent) in a 10.
lcality where Anopheles mosquitoes are
lpresent, is constant source Of danger
mot only to the inmates of the house
but to the immediate neighborhood, Il
proper precautions are not taken. Il
should be noted in this connection thai
the mosquitoes may remain in house
Through an entire winter and probably
i infect the inmates in the spring upoI
the return Of the warm weather.
Recommendations OF the Board Of
Health in aid OF mosquito extermina-
tion and the prevention of malaria
fever.
II 1. No rain water barrel. cistern OF
3other receptacle for rain water. shall
be maintained without being Tight,
screened BIZ netting, or SO absolutei1
: covered that no mosquito can enter.
2. No cans. pals, or anything capa
BILE OF holding water, shall be thrown
out or allowed TO remain unburied OF
or about any premises.
3. Every uncovered cesspool or tanl
lshall be kept in such condition tha
, OF. may be freely distributed so as t
flow over the surface of the water
lowered cesspoo1s must have perfect.
tight covers. alress openings FAUST b
Fl lsereened s
A. No waste or other water shalt b
thrown out or allowed to stand on c
: near the premises
= The liberal use Of the principle {
: the screen is urged by the state boar
: Eof health in keeping out flies, mos
r lquitos and other insects; in proteesin
+ milk, drinking water and all artic.s
Z Of food. Only In this way can imnau,
lfty from typhoid, dysentery, maIari
a | infantile paralysis and kindred dar
!. gerous diseases be insured
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