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then complain to the foremen if the work is not 

 carried out regularly or properly. 



As soon as one brigade is in full working order 

 another may be organised, and so on until the whole 

 town is visited regularly. The foremen should report 

 to their chief once every day, and inform him where 

 they find mosquitos, or if any difficulties have been 

 encountered. They can also bring samples of mosquito 

 larvae found, and the insects may be classified. But 

 their time will be fully occupied at the outset in 

 finding out the breeding-places of mosquitos, and they 

 must be urged to do their work thoroughly. Both 

 the foremen and workmen are liable to become lazy 

 after a time, for their work is monotonous ; native 

 workmen require constant exhortation. As time goes 

 on, however, and the men learn their work thoroughly, 

 their duties will become lighter. They will soon 

 learn where the common breeding-places are, and 

 find out the geography of each house and its com- 

 pound. At the present time, at Port Said each 

 brigade deals with nearly 6,000 houses every week ; 

 but many of these are houses or huts or small shops 

 that require but little supervision. 



Suppose a householder refuses admission to a 

 workman, giving some lame excuse for his action. 

 The workman must immediately report the fact to 

 the foreman. The foreman should then go and speak 

 to the householder and try to persuade him. If this 

 fails, let the brigade leave the house alone for a week. 

 No attempt must be made to force an entrance. 

 Police interference must be avoided always. Leave 



