Proceedings of Eighth Annual Meeting 45 



The city authorities were notified. A complete survey of the city 

 was made by an inspector of the mosquito commission. A one day 

 report, picked at random from the files, show how bad a situation 

 existed. This report reads as follows : 



250 yards inspected. 



125 breeding mosquitoes. 



75 breeding anopheles. 



22 people ill. (Symptoms-malaria). 



The local health authorities were notified of this inspection and 

 prodded into action. Oil was obtained, transportation secured from 

 the City Fire Department, and temporary relief was enforced. Sim- 

 ilar work was done in Highland Park. 



In the Borough of Metuchen, a local campaign was undertaken 

 as in previous years. Excellent results were obtained until about 

 August loth when Dismal Swamp, a large, low-lying, fresh marsh 

 area near the town gave forth one of the largest broods on record. 

 Mosquitoes fairly swamped the borough and spoiled the results of 

 an excellent house-to-house canvass. With the aid of the local and 

 state boards of health, the mosquito commission has succeeded in 

 receiving a $1,000.00 (one thousand dollar) appropriation from the 

 Metuchen Council for drainage work. The Raritan Township Com- 

 mittee is now considering a proposed $800.00 (eight hundred dol- 

 lar) appropriation to finish this work. 



In Highland Park and in New Brunswick plans for drainage and 

 inspection service have been formulated and placed before the local 

 health boards. Highland Park has already appropriated the funds 

 asked for and New Brunswick will probably take action within the 

 next few days. 



So it would seem that the campaign for mosquito control in Mid- 

 dlesex County is progressing towards its ultimate end. Appropria- 

 tions have been small; the amount of work to be done, large — but 

 the county mosquito commission with its nose to the grind-stone 

 has always been able to show a substantial gain in the fight against 

 the ''onery pest." 



To the future we look without qualms or misgivings, for the 

 foundation of our work is strong and, the people, our strongest ally, 

 have expressed a desire to help and believe in mosquito work rather 

 than to hinder and doubt the practicability of it. 



President Rider: The only thing that strikes me as singular 

 in this report from Middlesex County, is that all our mosquito work 

 seems to have been planned in this county and yet here in the City 



