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TTS SANITARY service cives sancuion To NASSAU MOSQUITO EXTERMINATION WORK Requests That Report On Methods Adopted Be Made At National Conference On Ma- laria Control-Commission Gives Data .On Work During Season of 1920 Banction of the United States govern- ment to the Mosquito extermination work as carried on in Nassau County has been given through the Hull-d States Public Health Service, which J. A. LaPrince is Senior Sani En- neer. The latter is so well pleased with the work done here that he has requested . the. Nassau County - Mos quito | Extermination | Commission . to send a representative to the National Malaria Conference to be held at Loulaville, on November 15 to 18, to explain - how | the - wonderful | results were accomplished here. This request was made so that the field directors working for malaria control for the United Btates Government can secure Information which will enable them to secure the mame results elsewhere as were secured In Nassau County, The Commission at its last meeting, after recelving the request vote to send William H.. DeMott, of | Lynbrook, Engineer of the Commission, to the conference. . Mr, has made Nassau County, before national nssem- blles different kinds representing or- ganizations engaged in civic work, and the county has always been commended for the work which it has done, * The letter from the United States Public Health Service Offcial, is as fol- lows: . TREASURY DEPARTMENT distance of 11 miles on the south shore, and no salt marsh mosquitoes on the north shore from Great Neck to Cold Spring, a distance of 17 miles. In pre- vious years they were very annoying in these localities. There are a large number of salt marsh island areas that can only be reached by boats, 'The Commission has 34 motor boats and 1 automobile truck for sailt transportation, The truck is used for tranmporting the men to the work on the upland or mainiand marsh. North Shore Upland The work of this district was carried on by a District Inspector, four in- pectors, a labor foreman, and four os On April 26th, the inspectors started a spring oiling of all the swampe from Great Neck to Cold Spring Harbor: 1,425 gallons of oil were used. This is ® new plan for mosquito control in Nas- sau County. Previous to 1 every spring the County was infested with a very heavy brood. of sylvestris, or ewamp mosquitoes. After the spring oflinga of 1919 and 1920 the sylvestria mosquitoes did not appear. 'This sen- son the swamp mosquito was almost unknown in the County. The installation of new ditches and the maintenance work was in charge of a foreman and dur laborers. Following is a summary of the work In the district! Total number of inspections. .... Total number of gallons of oll Cedarhurst, T., I., Treasurer; Arthur D. Jaques, M. D., Lynbrook, L. L,; Daniel Morrison, Freeport, L. 1.;; John T. Pratt Glen Cove, L. L; Irving Cox, Mill Neck, L L; James H. Dayton, Lynbrook, L. L, Secretary; Wm. H. DeMott, Chiet Engineer in charge. Our work is carried on under the general headings, Balt Marsh, North Shore Upland, and Sputh Shore Up land, therefore our report will follow these capitulations. Balt Marsh In the program of mosquito extermin- ation In Nassau County, the salt marsh problem was the first consideration, as it must be in any locality where there are meadow lands, because of the mi- gratory character of the Sollicitans, the mosquitoes which breed on the . sait marsh. The 800 acres of malt marsh scattered along the north shore of the county, and the 19,000 acres stretched along the south shore, in a strip about 17 miles long and 3 miles wide, were breeding to Invade the en- tire 300 square miles of the County in great hordes. Zhe Commission started at once to drain the-galt marsh lands.. 'The work began at the New York City line and to date has been extended as far east as Wantagh. In 1917 the entire north shore sait marsh was drained. 1.000 Total footage new ditches in stalled Total footage old ditches cleaned Total footage eld ditches re- cleaned ...... ss... be Total footage pond ediges elemned ccc cence - Total number of ponds lowered 5,000 20 United States Public Health Service About 16,000 acres of the total ncre- | TOW! _ number . of . swamps a Subject: Malaria Investigation .. - age are now under control. Some 5,000,- “45m tier a Mr. J. H. Dayton, 000 feet of ditching have been Installed hires: Greet Is Sole Shring, as mt the total cost of $100,390.00, draining an area of approximately 14 miles. Of the adequacy of malt mash drain- age work, there is np better proof than mosquito cillection statistics. In\ ten minute collections of mosquitoes at 30 stations throughout the County on July 17th, 1917, 64 mosquitoeg were taken, 6} ot m were sait marsh On 15th, 1918, at. 47, throughout the County, 47 mosquitoes were caught of which only 7 were silt marsh . On July ist, 1919, at 62 ata tions, 8 salt marsh mosquitoes were caulht, and on July 19th, 1970, at §2 stations, only 1 walt marsh mosquito was caught. \ - Maintenance and Control Contrary to the plan generally fol- lowed, wa have no big apring clean-up on the malt marsh, 'The work is done by a District Inspector, 4 inspectors, and 18 laborers. The district is divided as evenly as possible into four sections. In each section, except one, there is a little over 1,000,000 feet of ditches to maintain, Rach section was in charge of an inspector with a crew of from 4 to 6 laborers. The fourth section at Hook Cretk and Inwood was in charge of an inspector and one ablorer, _ On April 16th inspectors and lnbor -| erews began working and patrolling in their respective sections. Sait marsh patrol work Is carried on from April 16th to September 30th. Great results have been obtained this year on. the malt marsh where ditches have been installed. A marked de- crease of malt marsh mosquitoes has been found from Inwood to Merrick, a Nassau County Mosquito Extermina- tion Commiasion, far as Mineola. South Shore Upland , The work in this district was carted on by a district inspector, and the rame number of Inspectors and laborers mr on the North Shore Upland. Following is a summary of their work: Total-number of inspections .. 4,473 Total number of gallons of oll C Io Total number of times breeding killed ... - 349 stalled .. 18,380 Total footage of new ditches in- Total footage of old ditches cleaned .. 20,580 Total number af violations .... 267 Area: Inwood to Freeport, as far north as Garden City, Six hundred Catch Basinn ofled every week. On the south shore upland there are some 600 street catch basins which have to be ofled regularly every week, In order to cover the work, a new system of oiling was Installed, consisting of ® portable 42 gallon gaivanized iron com- pressed air oll tank, connected with a rubber hose 20 feet long, on the end of which a spray norsle is attached. About 30 gallons of oll are placed in the tank, and the remaining space is Milled .with air to the pressure of 20 pounds.. The tank is placed in an auto: In the center of the bridge there will be & draw, consisting of two leaves which -will open upward from either mide to permit the passage .of larger (Continued on page 12). work being accomplished in Nassau County in company with Mr. DeMott and his sasistants, and wish to con- aritulate you on the excslient results you are: 1 May I ask you to arrange, if posal- bie, to have your Chief Inspector af- tend the Nationa! Malaria Conference be bald at Loulaville, Kentucky, Nov- ember 16-18th, 'I feel certain that the information he can give to field direct- ors of malaria. control assembled at the meeting will be of value to all of us. Very truly yours, (Bigned) J. A. LePrince Senior Sanitary Inspector. The report of the Mosquito Exter: mination Commiasion for the season just past contains much interesting and valuable information concerning the manner in which the work has been «irvied on 'here, and the costs of the various processes. 'The report in full ia as followat MOSQUITO CONTROL IN NASSAU 4,564 Annual Report March 31, 1920. ent, Miss Adams aintant. The number of patients admitted dur- ing the twelve 'months ending 1, 1990, was 1474, an average of admissions daily, and a decrease of 176 from the number admitted during the preceding twelve months. 'The number of days service given to patients' was mm.“ the following A+ 19,039, a decrease corresponding to the decrease in the number of admie-| 7 «ions, 'The daily average number of} gie patients was 62. 'The highest number| 'The totais for the boroughs of the of patients in the hospital on any one) city, are given ms follows: day, was T5. 'The highest number Of} Manhattan, admissions, in any one month, 167, was) g16,356; Bronx, 782 In January, 1920, 'The number of am- bulance calls was 371, thirty-seven which were free, Babylon, Oct. 18.-Hundreds Egr & «-_- The annual report of the Nassau Hos- pital Association which. operated the Nassau County Hospital at Mineoia, show that during the year 1919-1990 the hospital gave 19,098 days service to patients, and the number of patients ad- mitted during the year was g mecretary the hospital for the year ending April 1, in hia report, contained in the year book, which was issued this week. 'The report follows: 1474. Report of the Secretary The twenty-third year, in the history of Nassau Hospital, was completed on Considering existing conditions and circumstances, the year private room patients. (Continued on page 12). four of per- wona were attracted to an unusual aight Invited the iI! will of certain Babylon: Times. 1,474 PATIENTS AT NASSAU HOSPITAL Shows Total Of 19,093 Days Of Services Rendered Qugens le very largely due to the fact MMd city, had the largest population. The good management of the Buperintend: f tai cenmus figures thus show that the south DOLLAR BRIDGE TO HELP MAKE . LONG BEACH A SECOND ATL ATLANTIC ft oa tip That the Republican National ticket .| will sweep theState bya record-break- ing plurality, and that the Republican State ticket will runon practically even terma with the National ticket up- State, is the predictionof George A, Glynn, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, \This prediction is baked on the re- porta received from 'the County chair- maid Mr. Giynn, \During the every chairman ofthe county and practically all of the of repart that cally determined to rid the Sta nation of democratic control. \The national ticket is expected to carry New York City and all of the leaders in New York City namert that the state ticket has an even chance of carrying . the . city. . Rvery . report brought to us-shows- that the Demo- erats bave abandoned.nll of their a didater and sre centering: with perate vigor upon an effort to try reelect Governor Smith, 'The lose the woman vote in this city, aswell throughout the State, has taken the pep out of Tammany, 'The fact that like Mre. John Sherwin Cros 'The census figures for Queens Coun: ty show that the Fifth Assembly (le- county, embracing Long Island count Queens has a total population tes. of469, convenience in getting to and from Long Besch in motor cars, the only . route open to them being over the 2,204 of church belle, enthusiaam with which the
