YELLOW FEVER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2123, 15 April 1914, Page 4

YELLOW FEVER

DAXGER BY WAY OF PANAMA. IThp auniiai report- of the Efitoroologifial JjeseMeJi Ccmwittco recently prcfeiited t<> tfco British Pflfjiftiftent, Is of local inififcsb, because it deals with tlio danger of yellow fc-ver in.fcet.ivrty dive to tho early opcaiing of the Paftftw* Canal.

■ 'i'ho Indian Owcrnmentj in. view. of precautionary incisures, has •■ sent ail anjiy mcdiqal aflieoi to Anierici t<! inquire into various WattefS. of impoftanco WsgaFtlhig the etiofepj? and ftrevention of .yellow fever. '■ Tbo cooperation of ,thft 15ttre.au of.. Entoniolag.y was .incited on ■ behalf of India ft.nd tho Eastern Coknies, and it has undertaken to collect (information fts to tho distribution of tho stegoiuyia mosqiuto in tiro countries likely to provide ports of call far vessels coining from infected distrieti. No mention is made- in tho rcpoH of the danfier which threatens Australia in coinihon with India.and Othet patts of thft .Empire, . • ■

The Secretary #f State, camuiontfug on the dan-Rtvr of rcllow -ftjvcr being i&tfoflnGcd by way of Panama, writes .*'— "I havo read wiWi much interest the account of tho eirtomolQSicsl ujveatigations which have been set on foot in view of tho possibility nf yellow fever beiuji introdubed into India Mid the Eastern Cclojjtes by tljo traffifi across tho X'acifiij Occaii, which lmisfc follow- the opening of the Pananm Canal, l.kive no doiiM that tho biirertii■ wffi render a great servieo to the adniwiisttatiett oS those countries by snppsyii.ig thdtn with jjceitrnto informAtioit on which to base their protective measures.". • .■ •■ •

Tliii CoMinonwenJth «iul tte States contribute, to 'the lmro.au fiyCfOp aninuil- - Australia is roproscntejl on tho cottimittcn Is Mr. F. V. Theobald.