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public opinion, and knowings that we have just enjoyed our most 

 prosperous summer, even though weather conditions were suit- 

 able for an increase of mosquito breeding, we feel that the 

 situation in Bergen County is highly encouraging and that our 

 campaign of mosquito control cannot fail. 



Pre^sidenT BrinkKrhoi^? — Have you any questions to: ask 

 D'r. Williams? Any remarks on his paper? 



Secretary Headi^ee — Mr. Chairman, the matter raised by 

 Dir. Williams is of exceeding importance. Malarial mosquito 

 breeding in and around Camp Merritt WQuld be exceptionally 

 heavy unless some effort were made tO' eliminate it. The soldiers 

 coming from all parts of the United States are bound, some of 

 them, to have the malarial parasites in their blood. With the 

 carrier breeding in this place, there is no reason why soldiers 

 totally uninfected should not become infected and develop the 

 disease when they are on the water or after they get into France. 

 Furthermore, under these conditions there is no' reason why the 

 communities about this^ cantonment should not become infected 

 and an outbreak or epidemic of malaria take place. Fortunately, 

 the government is prepared tO' pay the bill for taking care of 

 conditions inside the camp, and the County MosquitO' Commis- 

 sion is prepared to pay the bill for taking care of conditions out- 

 side the camp. We are thus able tO' say that Campi Merritt, at 

 Tenafly, ought and is expected to be a safe place for the soldiers 

 and a safe place for the citizens. Camp Dix was located with a 

 view to freedom from, mosquitoes. It is located on exceptionally 

 favorable soil, which soaks up the water quickly. With the 

 work that is being done at Camp Merritt, we can say safely that 

 the two great cantonments in New Jersey should be in excellent 

 shape from the standpoint of malaria and that the mosquitO' pest 

 should at these camps be at a minimum. I think it is a most 

 excellent record for any state to have. 



President BrinkerhgeE — Passaic County is represented by 

 Mr. John T. Pollitt. 



