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(In one of these cases a definite enquiry elicited the
information that a defect had been found in the vehicle
and it had been attended to).
3 cases
* Note - This included London Transport Executive and British Road
Services.
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 that it served a useful purpose in at
least 12 out of the 16 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 themselves may be unaware.
Verminous Premises and Articles
The Disinfestation service provides for the eradication of all
insect pests including ants, bugs, fleas (human and animal), cockroaches,
beetles, moths and other insects.
During the year 154 infested premises were treated and an additional
204 were sprayed as a precautionary measure, making a total of
358 premises treated.
The usual method of control has been by using a spray of 5 per
cent D.D.T. or similar insecticide, leaving a residual film, with a
follow up treatment some 14 days later if found necessary.
As a routine measure of control of vermin disinfestation is
carried out in the case of tenants moving into the Council's Housing
Estates (other than Post War).
Here the normal routine is for the old accommodation of the
prospective tenant to be sprayed as already described some days before
removal and at the same time similar action is taken at the proposed
new residence. In serious cases, on the day of removal bedding is
collected steam disinfested at the Health Centre and returned same
day to the new address.
In the case of removal to Post War Estates, the Council has
entered into arrangements whereby the furniture and effects are subject
to treatment with hydrogen cyanide gas whilst in transit.