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In addition 467 articles from the neighbouring Boroughs of Ealing,
Hounslow, and Richmond-upon-Thames were treated.
Disinfestation
There was a slight increase of treatments in this section,1,532 rooms
in 637 premises receiving attention, compared with 1,391 and 543 in the
previous year.
In the following table no figures of spraying for flies are included
for the months of October, November and December, as work under this
heading was almost continuous as a result of the strike. For all October and
the first week of November, normal refuse collection was at a standstill.
The resulting piles of rubbish which littered the streets, together with
the "Official" tips, provided ideal breeding conditions for all species of
flies. The mild Autumn assisted the plague and despite our efforts the
nuisance was never really abated until the onset of cold weather in early
December.
There is no doubt that conditions would have been much worse throughout
the Borough had not the strike committee permitted our two drivers to
continue work on duties of an essential nature. During the strike period,
110 sites were treated, 30 gallons of concentrated tip dressing, 25 gallons
of disinfectant and 1 cwt. of pest control powder were used. Once the
strike was over, the accumulations were quickly cleared but the sites
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