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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985
PUBLIC REMINDED TO ELIMINATE MOSQUITO NUISANCE
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THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS LAUNCHED THE SECOND PHASE OF THE 1985 ANTI-MOSQUITO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE URBAN AREA TO ALERT THE PUBLIC OF THE MOSQUITO NUISANCE IN LATE SUMMER.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD WHICH WILL LAST FOR TWO WEEKS, ADVISORY LETTERS, HANDBILLS AND POSTERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS, BUILDING MANAGEMENTS, INCORPORATED OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND SCHOOLS TO LIST THEIR SUPPORT IN PREVENTING MOSQUITO BREEDING.
AS MOSQUITOES BREED IN WATER ONLY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING MEASURES TO NULLIFY THE CHANCE OF MOSQUITO BREEDING:
KEEP ALL TINS, BOTTLES, RECEPTABLES AND OUTER TYRES AWAY FROM OPEN SPACES SUCH AS ROOFS, YARDS AND CANOPIES, AND TURN UPSIDE DOWN ALL LARGER RECEPTABLES WHICH CANNOT BE MOVED READILY
KEEP WATER STORAGE TANKS COVERED AND SEE THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD REPAIR
ENSURE THAT DRAINAGE IS IN ORDER SO AS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION OF WATER AND
RENEW WATER IN VASES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND MAKE SURE THAT NO WATER ACCUMULATES IN TRAYS OR UNDER-PLATES FOR FLOWER POTS.
DISTRICT HEALTH STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
+UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE IT IS AN OFFENCE TO ALLOW MOSQUITO BREEDING AND THE OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000,+ HE WARNED.
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