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There have been many other cases where Anopheles have been 

 identified, which were not specifically stated in the reports of the 

 Field Agents. Also many other places where the evidence indicated 

 Anopheles so strongly that a specific identification was considered 

 unnecessary and the place oiled at once. Camps No. 12 and 

 No. 14 are Southern Pacific Construction camps beyond the 

 protected district and throughout the year have been full of 

 malaria. 



Just as soon as the mosquitoes became conspicuous 

 by their absence, people began asserting that it was 

 an "off year" for the insects. It was quite generally 

 remarked that one could sit out on the open porches 

 and enjoy the beautiful evenings without being pes- 

 tered by mosquitoes, but few credited this to the 

 mosquito crusade. (This also holds good for the 

 Oroville campaign.) However, any one who found it 

 necessary to travel over the state or even just outside 

 the protected areas discovered the difference very 

 quickly. Not only were mosquitoes present elsewhere 

 in normal abundance, but in some places they were 

 unusually bad. No account had been taken in the 

 protected districts of the innumerable wrigglers that 

 had been killed by the "mosquito man" or had been 

 prevented from ever beginning their existence. After 

 a while the prejudice subsided and the credit was 

 placed where it properly belonged. 



The prevalence of malaria in the adjacent districts 

 was especially striking when compared with the cru- 

 sading district. The statements made by prominent 

 physicians practicing in these districts are still further 



