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and the presence of mo.s(jiiito larv.'E in any collection 

 of water, wlierever situated, shall be suliicient evidence 

 that such water is stagnant. 



((■) The occupier or owner of any premises shall keep his 

 premises free of all articles (bottles whole or broken, old 

 tins, boxes, conch shell, etc.) which may retain water 

 and so become the breeding places of moscjuitos. 



(d) All watery cess-pits shall be disinfected or oiled and 

 all catch-pits cleaned out at least once a week. 



(<') All eaves-gutters and down-pipes shall be maintained 

 in good repair and free of obstruction so as to allow the 

 ready passage of water from tlie roofs of houses. 



(y)The Medical Oflicer of Health or any person authorised by 

 him in writing shall have authority to enter any premises 

 at any time between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for 

 the purpose of seeing that these regulations are carried 

 out. 



6. Any person failing to comply with these regulations shall 

 be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not exceeding 

 twenty pounds. 



In the new draft Ordinance for 1909 provisions similar to the 

 above are inserted for dealing with the breeding places of 

 mosquitos. 



In March 1909 a leaflet was widely distributed by the 

 Surgeon-General repeating these clauses and emphasising the £0,0 

 penalty. Action was taken and many fines inflicted. 



On January 16, 1908, additional regulations were passed 

 dealing with " Contacts," and a Report published as follows : 



The regulations of the 22nd March and 6th April, 1907, 

 were revised, provisions for dealing with " Contacts " were added 

 and the whole were consolidated — passed by the Governor in 

 Council on the 16th January, 1908, and published in the Koijal 

 Gazette. 



In each case of yellow fever occurring in rort-of-S})ain a large 

 area surrounding the infected house was promptly defined and 

 every house and yard within such area was rapidly subjected to 

 a rigid iiispection and cleansing, special attention being devoted 

 to actual and potential breeding places of mos(|uitos. 



A portable and readily adaptable apparatus for screening 

 yellow fever patients was devised and used when re(|uired. Isola- 

 tion was maintained in each case at the patient's residence. The 



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