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collection a small quantity of 'Gammexane' powder was introduced
to each refuse bin by means of sprinkler-top tins. The collecting
vans were periodically sprayed with DDT in kerosene.
The dust-chutes in the numerous blocks of flats all receive
fortnightly treatment with 'Gammexane' powder as soon as possible
after the dust collection.
Static water sites, ponds, ditches, etc., were sprayed with DDT
and in certain instances 'Gammexane' powder was used.
Offensive deposits, such as old mattresses, dead animals, food
waste, etc., deposited on vacant and bombed sites are an occasional
source of nuisance, in these cases the articles are sprayed with DDT
and either burned on the site or removed and destroyed centrally.
The site is again sprayed.
Food shops and cafes are difficult subjects to deal with and great
care has to be exercised in the use of DDT and 'Gammexane' but
these premises were treated with good results.
Disinfestation of Verminous Premises.—DDT in kerosene
continues to prove the most effective vermicidal agent in dealing
with verminous houses.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors dealt with 136 cases
of dirty and verminous houses compared with 66 for 1954. The
Disinfestation staff sprayed 291 rooms and contents as compared
with 237 last year.
In 3 cases the bedding and effects were removed to the Council's
Disinfecting Station for steam disinfection.
Other pests, such as cockroaches, ants, moths, earwigs and
wasps, were again troublesome and 295 houses comprising 754 rooms
were treated effectively with DDT, as compared with 286 and 823
respectively last year. This service is more and more appreciated
by residents of the Borough.
Pharaoh's Ants.—This pest has given rise to a number of complaints
being received from one of the large hospitals in the Borough.
Regular spraying with D.D.T. has kept the infestation down to a
minimum.