The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-16
TO ERADICATE MALARIA.
Citizens Vote to Have the Work
DOne.-Unusual Opportunity.

ed several days ago, when Dr.. H. r.
Carter, assistant United States sur
geon general, and Captain L. NJ. Fish
er, representing the United States
public health service and the State
board of health, arrived here to make
preliminary survey of the city. The
preliminary work has now been COM
pleted, and Captain Fisher, who has
had the active work in charge in
making the survey, has gone to
Hartsville, where a similar project
is under way. Captain Fisher will
return to Bamberg next week. DR..
Carter spent several days in the city
last week, giving personal attention
to the requirements of Bamberg
which will be necessary to destroy
the anopheles mosquito, and thereby
eradicate malaria.
During the absence of Captain
Fisher, it is up to the people of Bam-
berg to decide whether or not they
desire the work to be DONE If moth
ing is done to indicate to the health
authorities the desire for the work
to be carried on, there will be no fur
ther action by these gentlemen,
and their efforts to rid the State of
mosquitoes will de directed else
| where.
Mr.. A. NJ. Brabham, who has given
valuable assistance to the health Of
ficers during their stay in Bamberg,
and who is member of the Bamberg
board of health, at the request of DR..
Carter and Captain Fisher, called a
meeting of as many citizens Monday
afternoon as could be reached on
short notice. The purpose of the
meeting was to ascertain, if possible,
the sentiment of the people of the
city with reference to malaria erad-
ication.
This meeting decided unanimously
that it was the sense of those present
that the project should be undertake
en- at the earliest possible date, and
in order to get the matter in better
shape committee was appointed to
present the proposition to the, city
council for official approval and to
acquaint the people with the purpos-
es and aims of the project and to take
such other action as they deem wisc.
Another meeting of the citizens
has been called for next Monday at
500 p. M, at which time it is ex-
pected that Captain Fisher will be
present and present the matter more
thoroughly.
Captain Fisher, in company with
Mr.. Brabham, has gone over the en-
tire territory in Bamberg and for
one mile surrounding the town, which
will incorporate the zone to be clean
ed of mosquitoes, and has made an
approximate estimate of the cost of
the work to be undertaken. He has
thoroughly investigated conditions
here, and the next step will be taken
only after the citizens endorse the
project. In this event the town will
be mapped out for the proper drain.
age to accomplish the destruction of
mosquitoes.
It was stated at the meeting Mon
day afternoon that in the event the
city decides to have this important
work undertaken, there will be avail
able a fund from the Rockefeller
foundation, the International health
service, and the United States public
health service. For the present year
there is available from this source
the sum of $4,000 for this State.
AS only two projects will be under
taken in South Carolina this year,
this fund will be divided between the
two cities selected for demonstra-
ton. Hartsville is the other city
where the work will be carried on,
but as that city is practically free,
already, of malarial mosquitoes, on
ly about $4,000 will be spent of the
$4,000 fund there. This will leave
available for Bamberg about $4,000.
1t was explained at the meeting that
Bamberg can only hope to secure SS,-
900 from this source by taking i'm
mediate action. If the project is de-
ferred until next year, it is likely
that many other cities in the State
will be only too glad to avail them
selves of the opportunity of partici-
pating in the fund. This would re-
duce the amount that would be
available to Bamberg, and in the
event of large expenditures being nee
essary in any of the other cities Sc
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