EXPENSES INVOLVED : RAISING FUNDS 141 



'ftc-/ : *4v*~ 



■-&**<>£ 



>?- 



WILL GIVE TAG DAY 



ONE WEEK FROM 



SATURDAY 



FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ASSIST 



IN FIGHT AGAINST 



MOSQUITOES. 



ence to malaria but typhoid and other infectious 

 diseases, is manifest. Men who arc being trained in 

 the University of California as "mosquito fighters" 

 are getting the 

 broader training 

 in "Rural Health 

 Problems" as 

 well. 



The average 

 minimum cost of 

 protection, giv- 

 ing to each Field 

 Agent an area of 

 ten square miles 

 to cover, which 

 is possible with 

 some assistance, 

 is about $.75 per 

 day per square 

 mile. At this 

 rate the cost of 

 an average cru- 

 sade covering an 

 area of ten square 

 miles is about #1600 for one season, covering a period 

 of eight months. Estimating the cost of quinine and 

 doctors' bills at #20 per family, with not more than 

 one hundred families within the ten square mile area 

 (a low average), plus 25 per cent reduction in earning 



The Anti-mosquito League is 



pranging for a fag day to be held for 



io purpose of casing 1 funds for the 



ampnign against mosquitoes/ It is 



bable that the date selected for the 



■.: day will bo Saturday, April 29th. m 



>ro complete announcement will be 



x\ a later date. 



Fig. 38. Tag Day, — a new and successful way to raise 

 funds to fight mosquitoes and malaria. 



