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lation. The first case was located on the main thoroughfare along 

 which the trolley cars from Woburn pass, and situated only a block 

 or tAvo from the railroad which goes through Woburn. No definite 

 connection could be traced with any case in Woburn, although the 

 family traveled to and fro between Woburn and Winchester. In 

 the second case a similar history'" was obtained, and the child was said 

 to have eaten bananas purchased in Woburn. On the premises of 

 both these families Stomoxys was seen in abundance. No sick animals 

 could be found in the neighborhood. 



POCASSET. 



Pocasset is a village or a section of the town of Bourne. It is a 

 small summer resort in Barnstable County on the eastern shore of 

 Buzzards Bay. Its resident population is 208, but is greatly augmented 

 during the summer months. 



Two cases occurred in this town, one among the permanent inhab- 

 itants and another in the family of a summer resident from Brockton, 

 Mass. The usual domestic insects characteristic of such a maritime 

 town, including mosquitoes, Stomoxys and small horse flies (Tabanus), 

 were seen on the premises of the second case. The first case originated 

 much earlier in the season, known to us at the time of our visit, but 

 not reported until afterwards. 



Hamilton. Population approximately 1,750. 



One case occurred in this small rural community, giving an incidence 

 of .57 per 1,000. The father was a coachman on a neighboring estate 

 and had been in close contact with his employer's child, who did not 

 contract the disease. Mosquitoes and biting flies were present^on 

 the premises, the latter quite abundantly so. 



Marblehead. Population approximately 7,000. 



Marblehead is in Essex County, 18 miles northeast of Boston, three 

 miles east of Salem, and four miles northeast of Lynn. It is situated 

 on Massachusetts Bay and by reason of this location is a yachting 

 center and summer resort. Its industries are mainly the manufacture 

 of shoes. With Boston it is connected by the Boston and INIaine 

 Railroad, and with the neighboring towns, including Hamilton, by 

 trolley lines, as well as by considerable traffic on the highways. 



The single case which occurred in this town developed at Marble- 

 head Neck, near the apex of the peninsula, some distance across the 

 water from the town, in a family from Salem summering there. A 

 case of earlier incidence was reported from Salem. It could be asso- 



