014654 Accession Number: 014654

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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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Accession Number
014654
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 April 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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