190 THE YELLOW FEVER CAMPAIGNS 



ANTL YELLOW FEVER CAMFAIGN ON THE AMAZON^ 



Since April 1905, when the Liverpool School of 

 Tropical Medicine dispatched a commission consisting 

 of Drs. Thomas and Breinl, a great deal has been 

 done to disseminate the knowledge of the danger of 

 the stegomyia amongst the merchants trading at 

 Ljuitos, Para, IN Linos, etc. The mission has received 

 the warm support of the trading firms, and it is hoped 

 that under Dr. Thomas a still greater amelioration of 

 the health conditions will be brought about, and yellow 

 fever banished. In 1905 Dr. Thomas published in 

 Spanish a useful Report upon the Public Health of 

 Iquitos. He found the Stegomyia calopus present every- 

 where in water-barrels and odd receptacles throughout 

 the town. He drew up recommendations urging com- 

 pulsory screening, removal of odd receptacles, and 

 cleansing of yards. 



THE ANTI- YELLOW FEVER OPERATIONS IN THE 

 BRITISH WEST INDIES, 1906-1909 



It was to be expected that these ancient Colonies 

 would follow the brilliant examples set them by Cuba 

 and on the Spanish Main by the Isthmian Canal 

 Zone, and endeavour to put their house in order so 

 as to be able to withstand yellow fever and banish 

 malaria. 1 ha^•e referred in a preceding chapter to 

 the awful mortality wliich yellow fever produced in 



' The first yellow fever exyjcdition sent out by the school was in 1900, and 

 consisted of Drs. Durham and ^Valter Myers. I'he latter investigator con- 

 tracted and died from the disease. 



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