The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sanitary service - draining a swamp in the Jordan valley. The treatment of the Jordan Valley was one of the leading examples of the sanitation, that was vital in all theatres of war. Under the direction of the medical service the swamps along the Jordan, which were infested with the malaria-carrying mosquito, were drained into the River Jordan. It was probably due to this work that the force was not incapacitated by malaria.
A view of Auja, in the Jordan Valley, showing one of the canals that were cut to carry the water from the swamp areas. The object of this was to reduce the breeding ground of the mosquito and thus mi
A view of Auja, in the Jordan Valley, showing one of the canals that were cut to carry the water from the swamp areas. The object of this was to reduce the breeding ground of the mosquito and thus mi
One of the drains from the swamps, in the Jordan Valley, in Palestine, leading through the jungle. The swamps had to be treated against malaria.
Eastern side of Jordan Valley, looking from Ghoraniye bridgehead. The scene of the Turkish attack, already mentioned, against the bridgehead in April 1918. In the background can be seen the mountains
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
NEW GUINEA. MOSQUITO CONTROL. FIVE HUNDRED ACRES OF WATER-LOGGED GROUND WILL BE DRAINED BY THIS CHANNEL. FIFTY LOCAL MEN WILL COMPLETE THE WORK IN SIX WEEKS. IN DECEMBER 1942 MALARIA INCIDENCE RESULTE
