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When these reports were presented to me I wrote a friendly letter
to the owner calling his attention to the occurrence and asking for
his co-operation to prevent a continuance of it
In all 107 such instances including 55 in 1960 have been reported,
since this procedure was started in the autumn of 1958,
It would seem to me that the procedure adopted which I got from a
town in the north of England has been useful though of course in
Finsbury such action cannot make more than a minute contribution to
the solution. It would seem tnat it served a useful purpose in most
cases, and that owners of vehicles are, on the whole, co operative,
and anxious to avoid the creation of nuisances and glad to have
information from a reliable source of the condition of their vehicles,
or conduct of their drivers, as the case may be, of which they them
selves may be unaware, Acknowledgements often with thanks and details
of action taken, are received in most cases
VERMINOUS ARTICLES & PREMISES
The Disinfestation service continues to provide for the destruction
of all types of insects and pests, but especially the Bed Bug,
fleas, Beetles and Cockroaches
During the five years under review there has been a considerable
reduction in the density of cimex infestations, although the actual
number of premises infested still remains high, This reduction is
undoubtedly due to the extensive Clearance Schemes now in operation
The general method of control has been by means of spraying with
a 5% solution of D D T or other insecticide, with a follow-up treatment
about 14 days later if found necessary. In the more serious cases
of Bed Bug the bedding has been removed to the Health Centre for
treatment in the steam disinfector.
In connection with the re-housing of families it is the practice
to have the furniture., effects and rooms sprayed with an insecticide a
few days before removal but where a family is to occupy one of the
new flats a contractor is employed, and fumigation takes place whilst
the furniture is in transit.
Section 122 of the Public Health (London) Act 1936, enables the
Council on a report from the Medical Officer of Health, to cause to be
disinfected or destroyed any article in a house which has
been verminous, filthy, dangerous or in an unwholesome condition so
that health is affected. During 1960 69 such representations were
made under this Section, Most of these representations were in respect
of old and filthy articles remaining in rooms after the death of the
sole tenant.
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