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Horse Troughs
Charlton Church Lane.
Creek Road, Deptford.
Invicta Road, Blackheath.
Tunnel Avenue, East Greenwich.
In addition to the above-mentioned Drinking Fountains and
Horse Troughs one Council urinal and four others attached to Public
Houses are cleansed daily by two attendants, responsibility for the
repairs of the Public House urinals remaining with the Brewers
concerned.
Anti-Fly and Anti-Mosquito Campaign.—The campaign
commenced on 3rd April and was continued until the end of
September; four men were employed, using motor-cycles and
sidecars as transport.
The dust-shoots in the numerous blocks of flats in the Borough
all received fortnightly dusting treatment with D.D.T., this work
being carried out as soon as practicable after dust collection. No
complaints of fly larvae in the shoots were received, which seems to
establish the efficiency of the treatment.
In addition, our men paid particular attention to piggeries and
stables and treated open sites where fly-breeding might be attractive.
Food shops, cafes and fish shops were difficult to deal with and
great care had to be taken in the use of D.D.T. and "Gammexane".
These premises were generally treated externally and good results
were obtained.
By arrangement with the Borough Engineer a quantity of
"Gammexane" powder was carried by each refuse collecting van: the
dustmen were instructed to sprinkle the powder in the dustbins after
emptying and for this purpose sprinkler-top tins were supplied.
In addition the collecting vans were sprayed with D.D.T. in kerosene
and this arrangement proved very successful.
The nuisance arising from the collecting, off the foreshore at
Blackwall Point, of barges loaded with house refuse was reduced
to a minimum, possibly due to initial treatments being given by
those Authorities using this method of refuse disposal.
Mosquito and fly breeding in static water tanks and other
stagnant water was effectively controlled by spraying D.D.T. or
dusting with "Gammexane". Sawdust bombs soaked with "Malariol"
have been found useful in places not easily accessible for routine
treatment.