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Saturday, September 8, 1973

TUBLIC URGED TO HELP PREVENT MOSQUITO NUISANCH

An Urban Council spokescian appealed today to the public to help

it prevent a big nosquito menace from occurring as a result of the heavy

rainfall of the most few weeks.

The spokesman said that while the Urban Services Department had

stepped-up ito inspeption and mosquito prevention operations, householders

and caretakers of building sites could help greatly by themselves also checking on possible breeding places such as roofs, backyards, balconies, canopies, disused bottles, tins and other receptacles loft in the open.

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The spokesman explained that it took seven days for a mosquito to

"It was important, therefore, that stagnant water be removed before this

seven-day period expired," he said.

Other likely mosquito-breeding places are choked drains and gutters.

He urged building contractors to drain away all stagnant water on

their building sites or spray diesel oil on the water.

He pointed out that allowing mosquitoes to breed on private property is

an offence and a person could be fined up to $1,000 for it.

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