Anti-Mosquito
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What is Done in Fiji
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 2.
HOUSEHOLDERS here are visited every now and then by a native repre sentative of the Anti-Mosquito Campaign and are given instructions to regularly empty watering cans, remove tins, refuse, etc.
One of the most obvious breeding grounds—the gutterings—appears to have been overlooked. Leaves from nearby trees soon find their way into the gutter ing and, after a few days of dry weather, a small pool of warm water, filled with rotten vegetable matter, provides an ideal breeding ground.
It is hoped that the new idea adopted by builders, in having eaves overhanging about two feet, will gain favour. This would do away with the necessity for guttering and would allow the rain to be thrown clear of the windows.