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Disinfection.
In connection with cases of infectious disease, 143 rooms and 138
library books were fumigated. Twenty-seven lots of bedding were
steam disinfected and one lot destroyed.
Vermin Control.
Persons.
For the cleansing of verminous persons and their personal clothing
the Council have established a Cleansing Station, equipped with a
Thresh Steam Disinfector in Rochester Road. A trained nurse is in
attendance to deal with women and children, and a male operator for
the men.
Financial arrangements have been made with the Education
Authority for the treatment of school children. The nurse-in-charge
undertakes the following up of the families affected to ensure that
treatment is carried to a successful conclusion. The homes are also
visited by the Sanitary Inspectors when necessary, and appropriate
action in resuect of the premises taken as required.

School children included in these totals were:—
For scabies 163 For pediculosis 116
Where possible, the practice of treating all members of affected
families is followed.
Premises.
It has not yet been possible to resume the pre-war practice of
cyauide fumigation for badly infested premises. Sixteen properties
were treated by insecticidal spraying as follows:—
Council Houses 4
Other Houses 6
L.C.C. Houses (by L.C.C. staff) 6
Fumigation and spraying is carried out by the staff of the department
with various insecticidal liquids. D.D.T. in vapour form was
tried experimentally in the treatment of premises, but with inconclusive
results.
Two lots of bedding were destroyed during the year.
Pest Control.
Ten premises were sprayed for the eradication of flies, fleas, etc.
Nine wasp nests in, or in proximity to, dwellings were destroyed
at the cost of the complainants.
No sprayings for the destruction of mosquito larvae were carried
out.
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