Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
new YORK GIVES BATTLE
TO MOSQUITO PEST
Cooperation Of Public and Au-
thoritios Will Do Great
Deal of Good.

The mosquito pest has been par
ticularly sever. this season In GER
tain parts of this city as well as In
New Jersey and Long Island regions.
DR.. Frank j. Monaghan, Acting
Health Commissionor of New York
City, called upon the public to assist
the city authorities in preventing the
spread OF the pest. lie iesued the fol-
lowing Instructions:
ALLOW no water 10 remain standing
In water barrels. tanks. drains. area
ways. roof cutters. etc.
Where rooftank or cesspool is ex-
posed. see that IL is covered with a
close mesh wire netting.
Fire pals In public buildings and
elsewhere should be emptied and re-
filled at intervals to prevent breeding
persons going away for the sum
mer leaving their houses closed should
see that all drains. cutters. etc. are
In working condition.
Flower pots. urns. tin cans, bottles
and other receptaCles should be kept
empty of all water.
"If the nelghborq are careless
notify the Health Department and ar
| inspector will be sent
| Contractors and Others engaged ir
building operations should be careful
not to allow water 60 remain In exCa
vatlons. barrels. pals and the like"
Health Department officials sail
they were doing everything I'm theiI
power to keep the mosquito crop down
but that the rainy conditions of In o
month were against them. According
TO Eugene Wlnship. chief OF the Healtl
Departments mosquito determination
squad. the variety of the pest nov
rampant Is the household mosquito
Cuox piplens--which II extremel,
small but packs a terrific wallop I'm hi
probocls.
This household mosquito In so small
Mr. Wlnshlp said. that II can wriggl
| through the nPshes OF almost an,
mosquito netting II has habit O
folding its wings. which enables Il {
crawl through the tlniest opening,
THE sting of this mosquito, Will
vicious is not harmful In tho sens
of transmitting disease" said Nj
Wlnshlp. THE household mosquito
not a malaria cauier We have n
malaria carrying mosquitoe--thea ano
pheles in this neishborh0od"
HIames Rain for Plague.
Th. present plague. according {
Mr. Winshlp. IL due almost entlrel
10 the continuous rains OF iast mont
and the Carelessness Of householder
I'm allowing rainwater TO collect
dackysrds. drain pipes and gutter
These are the pct breeding places "a
tho household mosquito
I'm the outlying districts" said NJ
Winshlp. the department has q squa
of forty-five men at work ditching an
draining and pouring oil on the sa
marshes and swamps where other w
rieties of mosquitoes breed. The sitl
alton IN this respect Is well In han
Tho trouble comes from tn" local cor
dltlons around premises whore rail-
water has been allowed 20 collect.
Roofs, cellars and baclSyards in II
' congeated districts should he inspects
= by householders, and every spot whe,
water might collect dried up. This d.
!. partment stands ready 10 make an Fl
spectlon. whenever n complaint In r
!, ceived, but IL would be physically in
possible to make the rounds of the ei
- tire city. It IS up TO the householde
. themselves"
Reports that many OF the mosdu
toes were being bred in the par
d, were denied by Mr.. Winship. Centr
y Park and others about the city are
= fine condition, he said. Francis
= Gallatin. Park Commissioner. Is c
- operating with the Health Departme
d in the work of prevention, and eve
:. possible breeding epot is careful
= watched.
= The building boom Is believed
+ have had something 10 do with q
O present outcropping of mosquitoes. c
ficials say. Wherever there is an g
cavation there are bound to be pu
A dies and water pals in which 1
pests may breed.