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Jepson (F. p.). Insects injurious to Man and Animals.— Dejoi. Agric. 

 Fiji, Ann. Rept. for the Yew 1916, Suva, 20tli November 1917, 

 pp. 23-25. [Received 1st April 1918.] 



Investigations have been undertaken, and are still in progress, to 

 •determine the best way of treating stable manure so as to abate the 

 fly nuisance caused by its use in gardens. A large number of the 

 flies bred experimentally from the manure have proved to be other 

 than Musca domestica. 



The fish introduced from Honolulu in 1910 to feed upon mosquito 

 larvae in shallow ponds and swamps are reported to be still breeding 

 rapidly. 



Scaly leg or scabies of the legs of poultry caused by the mite, 

 Sarcoptes mutans, is a disease that has been under treatment during 

 the year. The mite lives under the epidermal scales, causing an 

 irritation that materially affects the health of the birds. All parts 

 of the fowl-house should be thoroughly scrubbed with some standard 

 disinfectant in boihng water, and the legs of the fowls treated to remove 

 the crusts and prevent their reappearance. The best method is to 

 soak the legs for a few minutes in a tepid aUvaline bath made from 

 calcium carbide refuse, washing soda or Scrubbs' ammonia in water, 

 after which the crusts can be easily removed. When dry, the legs 

 should be smeared with Helmerich's pomade according to the formula : 

 sublimed sulphur 10 parts by weight, distilled water 5 parts, almond 

 oil 5 parts, potassium carbonate 5 parts, lard 5 parts. This may be 

 washed off with soap and water in 2 days' time, but the treated surface 

 should be smeared with vaseline for a few days to allay any remaining 

 irritation. 



A Court (A. W. H.). Sub-tertian Malaria -a Report of Thirty-five 

 Cases. — Med. Jl. Australia, Sydney, 5th year, vol. i, no, 4, 26th 

 January 1918, pp. 63-66, 8 graphs. [Received 2nd April 1918.] 



The outbreak of malaria recorded in this paper occurred on board 

 a hospital ship, on a voyage from England to Austraha. The ship 

 arrived at Sierra Leone during the height of the malaria season and 

 anchored 2,000 yds. from the shore. During the evening of the third 

 day, a fresh anchorage was taken up 1,130 yds. from the shore, a 

 distance of 1,000-1,500 yds. being considered, under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances, a safe distance to anchor from a mosquito-infected shore. 

 However an off-shore breeze sprang ujd, and many mosquitos were 

 observed on board shortly after nightfall. Of the 690 persons on 

 board, 35 became infected with malaria, and of these only one had 

 landed, and that during the daytime. 



In view of these facts it should be noted that ships lying off a malarial 

 shore are not necessarily immune at a distance of 1,130 yards, and 

 anchorage, especially at night, should be taken up as far from the shore 

 as possible. 



Campbell (A. W.), Cleland (J. B.), & Bradley (B.). A Contribution 



to the Experimental Pathology of Acute Poliomyelitis (Infantile 



Paralysis). — Med. JL Australia, Sydney, 5th year, vol. 1, no. 7, 



16th February 1918, pp. 123-128, 4 figs. 



The authors, as the result of careful experiment, record their 



