The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
A COOPERATION ASKED.
Mosquitoes May Be Controlled This
Year if Help is Given.

When the work of malaria control
was started in Bamberg last Deem
Der it was hoped that the entire work
would be completed before the time
arrived for the mosquitoes to COM
mence Matching, but many difficulties
have been encountered, mostly from
the lack of labor, and it now seems
certain that the mosquito season will
be here before the drainage is COM
pleted. Those in charge of the drain
age work are now giving their time
to the completion of the main drains.
These must be completed before any
material amount of work is done on
the smaller drains leading into these
main bitches. 1t is calculated that
it will be some time yet, under the
present labor conditions, before the
big projects are completed.
In the meantime, The Herald is
asked to point out that if the people
will render their sympathetic coopera-
ton it will be possible to control in
very material degree, if not entirely,
the mosquito nuisance in Bamberg the
present season. The drainage work
will be carried right on, of course,
and it is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. AS the big bitches are open
ed to drainage, the citizens can ex-
tend very material help both to them
selves, their neighbors and the town
generally, if they will kindly see that
the small bitches on their immediate
premises are cleaned out to allow
the surplus water to run off. OF
course the bitches will be properly
attended to as soon as possible by the
drainage force, but it may be some
weeks before this can be done.
There are numerous small drains
and bitches all over the city which
may be opened and be made to serve
the town very nicely for temporary
drainage to keep the mosquitoes out
this season. 1t is also pointed out
that in some sections there are stand
ing pools of water in back yards or
adjacent empty lots which could be
drained by property owners by doing
an hour or so of work with shovel
before the malaria control workers
get up to it. This, of course, is only
a request, and by so doing property
owners will be contributing to the
general health condition fthe town
at the present time.
The people are asked and urged to
see that all sources of standing Wa
ter, such as old tin cans and other
receptacles, be looked after most
carefully at once: 1t is pointed out
that any water that stands for Pc
riod of eight days will furnish some
thousands of mosquitoes to the pub
lie, and spread no telling how many
cases of malaria. This is small,
but very important matter.
The people are invited to call at
tention to any places that may mad
vertently be overlooked in the drain
age project. The authorities plan to
make thorough cleanup. No places
are to be omitted, but there may pos
sibly be some that have escaped at
tention. If so, information concern
ing such places will be appreciated.
This work of controlling malaria
in Bamberg is costing big sum of
money. 1t is up to the citizens to CO.
operate to the extent of making it
complete success. Provision will be
made for the proper maintenance of
the work in the future, and it is not
intended that there shall remain in
Bamberg single source of mosquito
breeding. 1t will naturally take
good while to get to all the small
sources of breeding. A number of ad
ditional hands was put to work this
week, and it is hoped to make better
progress hereafter.
In this connection, it is desired to
thank Prof. Allen and the students
of the graded school for their ap-
preciated assistance in making the
malaria census of the town. With
the help of the school children the
work was completed in very short
space of time.