Hand ditching for malaria control

Hand ditching for malaria control

Series Title(s):
Collection Droit et consommation
Contributor(s):
Communicable Disease Center (U.S.)
South Carolina State Board of Health.
United States. Public Health Service.
Publication:
[Atlanta, Ga.] : The Service, [1949]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Drainage, Sanitary -- methods
Malaria -- prevention & control
Mosquito Control -- methods
Genre(s):
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
The conditions which necessitate hand-ditching are outlined. The proper engineering and digging techniques for the construction of swamp drainage ditches are presented. Shots include: swamps in South Carolina; inspector in a swamp dipping for larvae; putting the larvae in vials for shipment to a laboratory; spray larvaciding on foot; surveying the swamp for ditching; work crews digging drainage ditches; swamp water running through the ditches; intersections of the ditches.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
005 min.
Color:
Color
Provenance:
Received: May 29, 1956 as a donation from USPHS.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8800526A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31663676
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8800526A