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has a death-rate of five less than New York, and the 

 Isthmus, although situated in one of the hottest 

 climates, is free, and is kept free, from those diseases 

 which caused the downfall of the French exploit not 

 twenty years ago. In the face of such facts it is not 

 possible to believe that any civilised community could 

 refuse for long to undertake and continue an organised 

 campaign against disease when there is such a powerful 

 example before it. The general mosquito-reduction at 

 Port Said, which is a town of 50,000 people, costs less 

 than 1,000 per annum. Fly -reduction will cost much 

 less than this. 



But too often the prevention of disease is left in 

 the hands of Charity, and the leaving is immoral and 

 wrong. The prevention of disease is the duty of the 

 executive. 



