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War Surgery and Medicine
Flies
Flies
As in all tropical areas, flies were a constant problem, but one which was controllable. Constant attention to camp sites, removing breeding areas such as decaying vegetation and old coconut shells, and normal camp hygiene could control them. In permanent areas the use of fly traps about cookhouses was found to be useful. It was necessary constantly to stop both natives and troops from throwing aside coconuts after having used them for drinking, as they formed ideal sites for mosquito and fly breeding.