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would most seriously affect the trade of the island, every house- 

 holder is invited to co-operate with the Health Authorities in the 

 destruction of niosquitos. 



2. It is bv nu)S(juitos that both yellow fever and the ordinary 

 malarial fever arc carried and s])rcad. 



3, Moscjuitos can only breed in stagnant water, therefore you 

 are requested to see that — 



(a) Any tanks or jars or other water receptacles in your yard 

 are screened accordini^ to the Boai'd of Health Re<;ulations, 

 to prevent moscjuitos getting into the water to breed. 



X.li. — 'I'lie Health Authorities will be prepared to examine 

 premises and give advice as to the proper way of screening, etc. 

 In Castries a specimen of such screening can be seen at the Police 

 Station. 



(b) All wells are filled up. 



N.B. — Well water in Castries is most unwholesome. 



(c) That none of the following articles are kept lying about 

 your yard or lots : 



i. Bottles : whole or broken, 

 ii. Tins, 



iii. Broken pieces of earthenware, 

 iv. Coco-nuts, 

 V. Calabashes, 

 or any other thing capable of holding water, 

 (f?) That all hollows in the ground about your yards or 

 adjacent premises are filled up to the level, so that water 

 may not collect in them. 

 (6') That water kept in — 

 i. Washing-tubs, 

 ii. Flower vases, 

 iii. Chickens' drinking vessels 

 is changed very fre([uently and the vessels kept free from 

 7>ioss, because the green moss found in such vessels harbours 

 the mosquito larvae and keeps them alive while the water 

 is being changed. 

 Issued by advice of the jVIedical J3oard. 



H. A. Smallwood, 



Acting Colonial Secrctnrij. 

 Juhi 7, 1909. 



GRENADA 



Under the Public Health Ordinances 1902 and 1905, regula- 

 tions were made April 24, 1907, to deal witli yellow fever from 



