MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES
WARNING TO OWNERS OF LAND NEAR AIRPORT Land owners within a mile of the Harewood aerodrome have been reth!S d + e ii, b^? he uP ep^r ! ment of Health that they are obliged to eliminate any sourc e of mosquito breeding on their properties, and the department has offered the services of its inproblem.’ 11 he ’ Ping t 0 deal with ‘he nf'thl r l hX?V he l gr< ? wiag importance of the Christchurch airport as an overseas air terminal, attention has recentlv been directed to mosquito breeding in the vicinity," says a letter to land owners signed by the Deputy-Medical of . Health (Dr - H. P T. Knilhtsh r a2 ent s “ r X e s; by ar > entomologist has demonstrated the possibilities of disease-carrying insects breeding in the collections of water found within a mile radius of the terminal." Emphasis had been placed bv the entomologist on the presence of pools and ponds left after excavation for ufoXua ™ d » dum Ps of rubbish, including old motor-car tyres and uncrushed or . jm-perfofated tins, Dr. Knights about depar ‘ men ‘ was concerned about the continued presence of mosquito-breeding facilities. Under Health Act ' tne letter said, condiglvinB rise to the A- I ® B or mosquitoes were declared a nuisance.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27010, 9 April 1953, Page 8
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