Residents' Alerts! Dengue and Theft

Dear Friends and Neighbours,

two alerts for your well being in health and safety:

DENGUE:
The hot season is coming by again, and with it, plus the intermittent rains, the increased risk of dengue being spread by mosquitoes breeding in nooks and corners where you least expect it.

Please follow the preventive checks as advised by the NEA Dengue Prevention website - www.dengue.gov.sg - to keep yourself, your loved ones and your neighbours safe!

THEFT:
There have been recent reports of break-ins at the rear end of the pre-war estate - where the streets are quieter. Please remember to keep your front AND backdoors locked, especially the common door at the bottom of the back escape staircase.

While thefts are thankfully rare in our estate, it is better to take precautions.

One helpful way is to also look out for each other - that's what neighbours are for.
And even better, if you know the shops downstairs - they are not only convenient, but the shopkeepers, if you know them and they know you, are our 'eyes on the street'.

If you see anything suspicious - call your local police post:

Tanjong Pagar Neighbourhood Police Post
Address : Blk 144 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-1114 Singapore 160144
Tel : 1800 - 273 8999
Fax : 6 278 5695

Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood Police Post
Address : Blk 128 Kim Tian Road #01-123/ 125 Singapore 160128
Tel : 1800 - 273 9999
Fax : 6 278 5651

Keep safe and well!

More on the bins.... and the mozzies....

Dear Residents, please find the follow update for your noting from the Town Council. Do try to encourage your neighbours to use the right bins!

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NEA's refuse collector had completed distribution of yellow bins last Saturday to all food establishments including confectioneries and small eateries. Their unit numbers were also marked on the bins. These bins were solely their responsibility and for disposal of their trade refuse. I had checked during the last few days and many were found using the bins. They are not suppose to discard their refuse into the round black bins as these are for domestic refuse. We shall refer to NEA if they do not comply. For other trades, I am writing to NEA to provide for them as well.

Meanwhile I had placed more black bins at the back lane. Would appreciate it if you could feedback if certain blocks required more. More were placed at gable-end and corners as these are areas where more rubbish are disposed.

I shall look into the problem at the Roast Meat Shop though there is some improvement and the five-foot way. The five-foot ways are managed by Town Council and the road by LTA. However, cleanliness on road by NEA.

Mosquitoes checks are conducted by both our Town Council Contractor and also NEA once a week. Total 2 from 2 agencies. So far this month there was no breeding found.

Tanjong Pagar Town Council

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Dengue Cluster this week is at:

Seng Poh, Lim Liak and Kim Cheng Streets.

Look out!

DENGUE ALERT!

Dear Neighbours,

if you do not already know, there has been an outbreak of Dengue Fever cases in our neighbourhood.



You can monitor the situation at the following website - DENGUE - http://www.dengue.gov.sg/ - makes it look almost like Dengue is part of our govt departments.... (bad joke).

But jokes aside, do remember the simple tips -

DO NOT have stagnant water around the house that can become breeding ground for the mozzies.

CHANGE water in your vases every 2 days - and...





While the local doctor has advised that the dengue carrying mosquito has a flying range of up to 1km, we should still make sure that our own backyards and frontyards are clean.

Dengue is avoidable if we all play our part in looking after the housekeeping of our neighbourhood.

If you do see places where there are blocked drains or suspicious neglected sites where water may be gathering and mozzies breeding, do call the NEA Hotline at 1800-333-7777.

Take care now everyone!