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Excerpt from A Plea and a Plan for the Eradication of Malaria Throughout the Western Hemisphere
In Jamaica a malaria commission was appointed; it served for a few years, rendered some admirable reports, achieved some far-reaching practical results, but was permitted to terminate because of govern mental indifference and neglect.* The relatively small amount of money involved in antimalarial measures in the island of Jamaica could have been saved to advantage from almost any other item of public revenue, with the practical certainty that no other expenditure would prove productive of equally far-reaching social and economic results to the population concerned. This most beautiful island of the West Indies is a hundred years behind in the achievement of its most obvious commercial and social possibilities, largely because of the extensive prevalence of malaria, the impaired physique of the natives, the impossi bility of profitable cultivation of large infected areas, and the com plications resulting from malaria in the increased seriousness of many other diseases. But in this respect many sections of our Southern States have not done much better, and as yet not a single Southern state has gone so far as to appoint a malaria commission or official state committee for the purpose of making even a preliminary state survey for the ascertainment of all the essential facts and conditions which require to be known.
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In Jamaica a malaria commission was appointed; it served for a few years, rendered some admirable reports, achieved some far-reaching practical results, but was permitted to terminate because of govern mental indifference and neglect.* The relatively small amount of money involved in antimalarial measures in the island of Jamaica could have been saved to advantage from almost any other item of public revenue, with the practical certainty that no other expenditure would prove productive of equally far-reaching social and economic results to the population concerned. This most beautiful island of the West Indies is a hundred years behind in the achievement of its most obvious commercial and social possibilities, largely because of the extensive prevalence of malaria, the impaired physique of the natives, the impossi bility of profitable cultivation of large infected areas, and the com plications resulting from malaria in the increased seriousness of many other diseases. But in this respect many sections of our Southern States have not done much better, and as yet not a single Southern state has gone so far as to appoint a malaria commission or official state committee for the purpose of making even a preliminary state survey for the ascertainment of all the essential facts and conditions which require to be known.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Frederick L. Hoffman
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ISBN - 9780656153350
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm
Page Count - 78
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Frederick L. Hoffman
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ISBN - 9781331697015
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 80
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