66 + REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

The acute housing shortage, particularly in St. Thomas, ties nightsoil
elimination closely to the housing problem.
 Routine inspections were made of 212 dairy farms, restaurants,
taverns, bars, hotels, and other eating and drinking establishments
in St. Thomas. Similar inspections were done at 26 places on St.
John and 109 in St. Croix. A total of 3,047 inspections were made
this year.
 While refuse collection improved tremendously, no improvement
was made in the method of its disposal until the latter part of the
year. A garbage collection barge was secured and placed in opera-
tion during the month of April. An incinerator for the disposal of
garbage and refuse was finally completed and installed at the site
of the dump in Cruz Bay, St. John.
 A drastic change was made in the method of operating the Aedes
Aegypti Eradication during the year. The present incidence of in-
festation in St. Thomas is now 52 percent in the town area and 35
percent in the country districts, with an average of 43 percent for the
island as a whole. Some ground was lost in St. John; the incidence of
infestation increased to 33 percent in June, after hitting a low of 10
percent in September 1961.

Bureau of Public Health Laboratories
 With the beginning of the fiscal year 1962 the Bureau of Labora-
tories and the central laboratory occupied the new physical facilities
in St. Thomas. During the year the Public Health Laboratories made
17,957 examinations of 15,756 specimens. There were increases in the
laboratory findings of ascariasis, amoebic dysentery, gonorrhea,
syphilis, trichuriasis and schistosomiasis. Increased findings can be
attributed to the new procedures instituted and surveys done on im-
ported cane cutters, food handlers and bonded workers. For example,
of the nine cases of schistosomiasis, six were food handlers believed
to be aliens.
 In the Sanitary Bacteriology section, improvements were made in
the techniques used for the examination of bacterial content and
chemical purity in milk and water. A manual was prepared incorpo-
rating all procedures and normal values.

Bureau of Mental Health
 The staff of the Bureau was organized to provide intensive services
in essential areas, i.e., School Mental Health, Consultation, Clinics,
Community Education and Research. While emphasis has been