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In view of the known presence of
the
stegomyia fasciata in/Victoria and
Kowloon/districts (see page 15 of
Medical Report) and the importance of
this mosquito from its connection with
yellow fever in other parts, the
Committee urge that steps should be
taken to minimise or do away with its
breeding places wherever possible.
The well known habits of the stegomyia
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prepared and issued quarterly for
each district by the Sanitary
Inspectore in charge, in order that
active control may be instituted and
maintained.
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It would appear that action
of this kind is possible under Byd-
Law "Prevention of the Dissemination
"
of Disease by Mosquitoes, of the
“Public Health and Buildings Op
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(No.1 of 1903).
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fasciata as a semi-domesticated mosquito
indicate the lines on which steps should
ibe taken.
Thorough house to house
inspections at regular, short intervals
should be made by Sanitary Inspectors
in their districts, to ensure that all
receptacles used for the storing of
water are covered and protected from
access for the deposition of eggs, and
that eaves-gutters and rain-water pipes,
etc.,shall not contain residual water
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in which mosquitoes may breed. Mosquito-
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larvae indices showing the percentage of
infection to uninfected houses should be
prepared
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Sir C. Davis.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir H. Read.
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
Duke of Devonshire.
Parte 9.
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Vaccination..
The Committee noticed that no 1-8
figures were supplied dhowing the
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proportion of successful case
among those vaccinated, and exp
the opinion that those figures
have been interesting in connee
with the special campaign
when within 22 days 126,000 pers
were vaccinated.
January
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The high death-rate from
tuberculosis