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mosquito-destroying fish, or covered with protective netting, or shall be covered with coal oil in 
a manner satisfactory to the Board of Health, by the owner or agent thereof, within forty-eight 
hours after the promulgation of this Ordinance. 
Section 6. — The Board of Health may, in its discretion, whenever deemed necessary, treat 
stagnant water by applying oil to its surface in such a manner as to destroy mosquitoes. 
Section 7. — The object and purpose of this Ordinance is declared to be the prevention of the 
spread of disease by the destruction of mosquitoes. 
Section 8. — The penalty for violations of this Ordinance or any section thereof shall be a fine 
of not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, and 
failure to comply with any provision shall be considered a separate offence for each day of its continu- 
ance after proper notification by the Board of Health. 
Adopted by the Council of the City of New Orleans, August 1, 1905. 
Approved August 2, 1905. 
(Signed) T. W. CAMPBELL, 
Clerk of the Council. 
(Signed) MARTIN BEHRMAN, 
Mayor. 
I do not think from observation that oiling cisterns by a Public Board is to 
be relied upon as a means of destroying mosquitoes. In the first place the oil 
is constantly washed away by the frequent rains in wet weather. In the second 
place objection is taken to it by many, and the cost is very considerable. As a 
result of oiling this summer in Belize, there could have been but very slight 
reduction in the Stegomyia , as I found them abundantly present in nearly all 
yards. It is far more effective to have a standard form of Screened 
Cistern and to control it. 
Indeed, the secret of success in anti-yellow fever legislation will lie in 
bringing the drinking and storage water under control, and fortunately for Belize 
and the other ports in British Honduras this is not a difficult nor costly matter, 
and the security and prestige to be obtained by protected and carefully inspected 
water supply will far outweigh the expenditure incurred. As Reed and Carrol 
have pointed out, it must not be forgotten that a well drained and well governed 
city with a fine water supply and clean streets is no protection against yellow 
fever if there are rain-water receptacles breeding Stegomyia. 
( For further details see chapter on Water Supply). 
7. Harbour and Wharf Extensions and Water Supply. 
It will be seen from the Pan-American Sanitary Convention, 1905 (see 
Chapter XI.), that very considerable distinction is made between vessels which 
go alongside or close to wharves and those which stand out some distance. I 
have also pointed out that according to the President of the Supreme Board of 
Health of Mexico, the wharves at Vera Cruz, constructed at great cost to 
facilitate trade, have practically remained useless. The reason is the danger of 
Stegomyia mosquitoes getting on board the ships. I consider, therefore, that if a 
wharf or jetty should be constructed at any point on the coast of British Honduras 
for the purpose of advancing the banana or other industry, that no water 
receptacles other than those approved of by the Health Authority, and screened, 
should be allowed within the limits of the town, or if there is no town, in any 
scattered houses or sheds within a radius of at least two miles from the wharf. 
With the growth of the banana industry and of the shipping facilities which 
various Central American Republics are offering, it is well to bear in mind that 
