Maggots in local properties

[MinaBallerina90]

Hi Everyone

I have become aware of various blocks of flats with maggot infestations in Southwark where the council have been contacted but have not taken any action. Does anyone know which avenues I can explore to get this dealt with by the local council rapidly?

Thanks in Advance

M

[SpringTime]

Writing to your MP might sound long-winded but has worked for me, even if the response was slow as anticipated.

[Cyclemonkey]

Maggots will arise from flys laying eggs in rotting matter, particularly meat. Has a reason for these infestations been discovered? Are the bins being emptied and cleaned properly? Are individual residents keeping their properties clean and rubbish free?

[JohnL]

Yeah agree - you can't have maggots without rotting food or dead (animal) bodies.

[MinaBallerina90]

Thanks everyone. The maggots are a result of blocked bin shoots which were reported almost 2 weeks ago.

I contacted Helen Hayes today and then almost immediately got a call from Southwark council.

[Cyclemonkey]

Ahh nasty. Then yes surely the Council should arrange cleaning. And surely in the meantime residents need to stop using them.

[Countrlass22]

Oh how awful they spread fast to we had that in Dulwich because neighbours kept putting rotten food in blue green bins. Went out found all uo walls coming into hallway.

Avoided by using food caddy.

Easily as they lock.

But obviously in your case block flats do not use food caddie system I guess.

Definitely council need sort urgently.

Residents must go down place bins for now till cleaned.

Hot weather they breed fast from flues to maggots also when rains. After hot few, days.

[MinaBallerina90]

Residents have been going down and the council have been informed almost 2 weeks ago about blocked bin chutes but they are just awful (and really rather rude!)

Luckily speaking to our MP has helped and kicked things into gear - We now have working bin chutes but still have maggots because the council hasn't cleaned them after almost 4 days. (I have tried everything I can find on Google but for as long as the bins were blocked the number was increasing at an alarming rate.

[tiddles]

Anyone local not been seen for a bit...

[SpringTime]

MinaBallerina90 Wrote:

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> Thanks everyone. The maggots are a result of

> blocked bin shoots which were reported almost 2

> weeks ago.

>

> I contacted Helen Hayes today and then almost

> immediately got a call from Southwark council.

There you go, it works!

[Sue]

SpringTime Wrote:

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> MinaBallerina90 Wrote:

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> -----

> > Thanks everyone. The maggots are a result of

> > blocked bin shoots which were reported almost 2

> > weeks ago.

> >

> > I contacted Helen Hayes today and then almost

> > immediately got a call from Southwark council.

>

> There you go, it works!

Helen Hayes is an excellent MP.