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screens or sponges, and Anopheles larvae can usually be discovered. I have 
found them in the following streets, Wilson, Castle, Kelly, Pickstock, Victoria, 
Freetown Road, West, Dean, Plues, &c. 
From the proximity of the swamps and marshes it is safe to infer that 
Anopheles are present throughout the year, but they are most abundant when the 
pools and drains in the road in the rainy months become suitable breeding places. 
In Corosal, Punta Gorda and Stann Creek I also found Anopheles larvae 
in ditches and pools, and there can be no doubt that they are abundant and 
that the thatched cottages of the poor in the low lying and marshy parts of 
the towns are much frequented by the adult mosquitoes. 
The houses placed on the sea front both at Belize and at the other 
coast towns are much more favourably situated than those in the marshes 
and swamp land, but in Belize in spite of this fact, the private houses at the 
Barracks and at Yarborough become Anopheles infected because on the land 
side they are surrounded by Anopheles bearing marsh land. 
Prophylaxis and Segregation. 
There is abundant evidence of the presence of Anopheles (species not 
precisely determined) and of the sickness and deaths caused by Malaria, at the 
same time it is unfortunate that a more systematic examination of the blood 
has not been undertaken. Information is required to tell us the percentage of 
children and young adults harbouring malarial parasites. A systematic analysis 
of this kind is as important as ascertaining the breeding places of the mosquito, 
for without malarial parasites in the blood mosquitoes could not become infected 
At the present moment we have not this necessary information, but from clinical 
evidence there is, however, abundant proof that “ Fever ” is common in the town. 
The Europeans live for the most part on the sea front, away from the 
poorer districts, and there is thus some degree of segregation. There is also 
a good row of isolated residences on the Barrack grounds, but, as previously 
mentioned, they are surrounded on the swamp side by Anopheles pools, and 
as many of the houses have become infected with Malaria, they are not safe 
for new comers at the present. 
Suggested Improvements . — Instead of contemplating further immediate 
se g re gati° n , I strongly urge the beneficial effects which would accrue to all 
classes of the community if the smaller drains, pools and marshy patches were 
filled in, and the waterlogged lots in the back of the town filled up from the 
sandy material in the harbour. Without seeing Belize it is impossible to 
realise the disadvantage of inundation and water-logging from which the town 
now suffers, or to appreciate what a few inches of dredged sand or mud 
spread over the lots would do for the comfort and health of the community. 
A very few inches of sand would prevent the formation of puddles, as the 
rain readily soaks through. 
In addition to raising the level of the ground, the canals require 
improvement and extension. It is of the greatest importance to get as 
much salt water as possible to circulate in the lagoons, blind canals, and the 
large stagnant pools ; this can be done by cutting the canals through to the 
sea in a few places. The rise and fall of the tidal water, increased brackishness, 
and above all the numerous fishes which are favoured, tend to prevent the 
development of Anopheles. 
