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NEW GUINEA. MOSQUITO CONTROL. FIVE HUNDRED ACRES OF WATER LOGGED GROUND WILL BE DRAINED BY THIS CHANNEL. FIFTY LOCALS WILL COMPLETE THE WORK IN SIX WEEKS. IN DECEMBER 1942, MALARIA INCIDENCE RESULTED IN 8.9% OF TROOPS RECEIVED TREATMENT EACH WEEK. WITH THE NEW METHOD OF COMBATING MOSQUITOES, MALARIA INCIDENCE FELL TO 0.8% IN TWO MONTHS. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).
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Captain Norman Brown
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Colour: Black & white
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