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Valley Drainage," drainage of the Overpeck Creek Meadow and a 

 continued development of our upland work along the same lines 

 as in the past, that is, by contract in which the property owner or 

 borough pays a proportionate share of the cost. House inspection, 

 oiling, night collections and other departments of the work will 

 also be conducted. 



President Engle: Any remarks? If not we will proceed to 

 Passaic County, represented by Mr. David Young, Superintendent, 

 Paterson. 



Passaic County 



BY DAVID YOUNG, CHIEF INSPECTOR, PASSAIC COUNTY 



State of Work at the Beginning of the Present Season. 



As an inland county, our local problems or conditions do not 

 present any great change from year to year, except when some 

 abnormal state of weather prevails, or when broods of salt marsh 

 mosquitoes infest our territory to an extent that destroys the ef- 

 fects of our local control work. Another reason why our condi- 

 tions do not vary from one season to the next, is that in the past 

 we have practically made little or no effort in the direction of prema- 

 nent work that involved the expenditure of any great part of our 

 appropriation. 



In endeavoring to prevent mosquito annoyance within our ter- 

 ritory the funds provided limit our work to that of a temporary 

 character. This policy will necessarily have to be continued until 

 such time as public sentiment will warrant a larger appropriation 

 for the work. ' 



• The Work Accomplished in 1918 

 During the season of 1918 mosquito control work within the 

 territory covered by the Commission's work showed, as a result of 

 our efforts, the lowest percentage of the fresh water species in the 

 past four years. We were more successful in reducing local breed- 

 ing than at any other period of our work, yet, mosquito annoyance 

 was more prevalent than in the previous year, 1917, and we failed 

 to keep mosquito annoyance within the point of public complaint. 

 These statements might appear rather inconsistent, but there is 

 good reason for them. 



