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Outworkers.
No. of Finsbury firms employing outworkers at
the end of August, 1948 236
Total number of outworkers employed by Finsbury
firms 4.279
Number of outworkers resident in Finsbury 554
Rat Repression.
No. of complaints and requests for treatment
received 659
No. of additional premises found infested 270
No. of houses treated 730
No. of other premises treated 582
No. of visits made by rat-catchers to houses 5,033
To other premises 4,242
Two treatments of the Council's sewers were carried out during
the year and although the record of bait takes suggests the rat
population remains high, it is considerably lower than it was before
regular treatments commenced.
Fly Prevention and Control.
During 1948 measures were taken for the prevention and control
of the fly nuisance in the Borough; for this purpose a campaign
was inaugurated. A female operator was engaged and extensive
treatment was undertaken during the months when the flies were
most prevalent, May to October. The weather conditions were
not such as to favour a fly nuisance, but it is felt that the undertaking
was successful and a considerable amount of good achieved. Vacant
sites, rubbish dumps, and likely breeding grounds, were dealt with
and particular attention was given to restaurants and food premises.
During the period the campaign was in operation, roughly 6 months,
424 visits were made to various premises; 642 premises and 46
vacant sites, etc., treated.