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farm put in order; a house, barn and chicken yard, rat-proofed, 

 as a safeguard against bubonic plague; a doctor armed with 

 gown, leggings and respirator, against the plague; and model 

 privy vaults of two approved types, for controlling the spread 

 of excretal disease. A new model has been placed in the 

 water-supply exhibit to indicate the financial gain from purify- 

 ing water, and to the exhibit of insect-borne diseases have 

 been added a model showing the relative fatality from bullets 

 and typhoid fever in the Spanish War, a series of specimens of 

 the three common species of rat, and two fly-traps presented 

 by E. K. Dunham. A map showing the incidence of malaria 

 in the vicinity of marshlands, a model of a pier protected 

 against plague by rat guards, a series of photographs and 

 maps illustrating the history of bubonic plague, and a window 

 frame of insect carriers of disease mounted under magnifying 

 glasses have been prepared and are nearly ready to install. 

 An enlarged model of the Flea, one hundred and twenty times 

 natural size, is being constructed by Mr. Matausch, which 

 promises to be even more striking than the House-fly. The 

 completion of the section of our exhibit dealing with insect- 

 borne diseases will take another year at least. 



The completion of the Fly model and of some of the other 

 exhibits dealing with insect-borne disease was made the 



_ . _ . TT .. occasion for a formal opening of the 



Opening of the Hall TT „ r ^ , ,. T , f , * 



_ _ . ,7 _._ , . new Hall of Public Health. In view 



of Public Health , , 



of the fact that the movement for a 



spring cleaning of the City inaugurated by Health Commis- 

 sioner Lederle was largely based upon the danger to health 

 from insect carriers of disease, it was felt that our exhibition 

 might be made of assistance in this important public work. 

 The friends of the Museum, therefore, on the evening of 

 Wednesday, April 16, were invited to take part in a public 

 meeting in the interest of the campaign for civic cleanliness, 

 instituted by the New York City Department of Health, as 

 well as to assist at the opening of the Hall of Public Health. 

 President Osborn presided at the meeting, and addresses were 

 made by Commissioner Lederle, Mrs. Edward R. Hewitt, 

 President of the Woman's Municipal League, and Curator 

 Winslow. 



