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In previous years numerous complaints had been received from
the various blocks of flats in the Borough concerning fly maggots in
the dust-shoots and in order to combat this nuisance a system was
introduced in 1948 of regular treatment of these shoots as soon as
practicable after dust collection. The system effected a marked
improvement and during 1949 this improvement was sustained to
such good effect that no complaints were received.
Routine visits were made to static water tanks, and mosquito
and fly breeding was effectively controlled by D.D.T. spraying or
' Gammexane ' dusting and the ' Malariol' sawdust bomb in cases
which were not readily accessible.
Various canteens, food shops, cafes and fish-shops received
attention during the year and, despite the difficult problems accompanying
work on these types of premises, very good results were
obtained.
The disinfestation staff are to be commended on the method
and rapidity with which they countered any potential source of fly
or mosquito breeding during their journeys throughout the Borough.

Scavenging and Refuse Disposal.—The collection of refuse
in the Borough is under the control of the Borough Engineer who
has kindly supplied me with the following information :—
During 1949 the amount of house refuse and street sweepings
amounted to approximately 16,747 tons and 1,380 tons respectively,
totalling 18,127 tons, most of which was tipped into barges alongside
the Council's Tunnel Avenue Depot and from thence conveyed to
controlled tips in the Thames Estuary. The increase in the tonnage
collected was mainly accounted for by the housing development
in the Kidbrooke area of the Borough. In March the Council resolved
to purchase, at a cost estimated at £9,028, four of the modern