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about lOO acres, which has been a source of malarial mosquitoes, 

 and malaria has been very prevalent in that locality. This 

 swamp is now owned by two corporations, the New Haven 

 Water Company and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. 

 As the result of co-operation with the health officer, conditioinis 

 are soon to be improved. The Water Company has raised the 

 dam of Lake Whitney about i8 inches, which will flood about 

 50 acres of its own swamp lands, and to prevent flooding the 

 adjoining 50 acres owned by the Winchester Company a low 

 dam has been built, and the Winchester Company is installing a 

 pumping station to remove the water from its own swamp and 

 put it into the lake. 



The town of Hamden has further aided the cause of mosquito 

 control by appropriating last year $300.00 to its health oflicer 

 for anti-mosquito work. 



The cities of Norwich and Meriden each had a simple survey 

 made of the local mosquito-breeding conditions, which in each 

 case are chiefly of a fresh- water character. In Meriden especi- 

 ally there is considerable malaria. I am unable to state whether 

 or not any remedial measures resulted from or followed these 

 surveys. The city of New Haven has appropriated $10,000 for 

 ditching work the coming season. 



ORGANIZATIONS. 



In Connecticut there are a goodly number of local anti-mos- 

 quito organizations. Probably you also have these in New 

 Jersey, though with your efficient County Commission there is 

 not the same need for them as exists with us. 



Some of those which have been the most active in furthering 

 mosquito control are the following: 



Anti-Mosquito League of Connecticut. 



Aniti-Mosquito Committee of the New Haven County Public 

 Health Association. 



Connecticut Shore Mosquito Extermination Association, Bran- 

 ford, Guilford, Madison. 



Anti-Mosquito Committee, Inc., of the Civic Federation of 

 New Haven. 



