

| “Malaria does not
occur in South Carolina at the present time. |
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| The state
Board...has continued an insect control program... In 1955, the health
departments sprayed 110,487 gallons of chlordane...; dusted 40,421 acres with
134,610 pounds of chemicals; and fogged 694,301 acres with 61,672 gallons of
insecticide.” The Board of Health used DDT; methylchlor; chlordane; dieldrin;
lethane; warfarin: all of which are now banned or strictly controlled
pesticides. |
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