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Eradication of Bed Bugs.
The following particulars indicate the action taken for the
eradication of bed bugs.
(1) The number of (a) Council Houses, (b) other houses, (i)
found to be infested, (ii) disinfested.
No. of (A) (i) Council Houses situated in the Borough of
Hampstead.
(a) found to be bug infested 2
(b) disinfested 2
(ii) Council Houses situated outside the Borough of
Hampstead (in Hendon).
(a) found to be bug infested 3
(b) disinfested 3
(B) Other Houses.
(a) found to be bug infested 120
(b) disinfested 120
(2) The methods employed for freeing infested houses from bed
bugs and the name of the fumigant and/or insecticide used.
In premises other than Council property the routine procedure now
adopted by the Public Health Department following a complaint of
bug infestation is as follows:—(i) the complaint is entered in the
register of complaints, (ii) the Sanitary Inspector visits the premises
to verify the complaint. If defects are found in the premises that are
likely to harbour vermin, an Intimation Notice is served on the Owner.
The Sanitary Inspector also arranges, when desirable, for (a) the
removal of the bedding, etc., for treatment at the Disinfecting Station,
free of charge, (b) the free disinfestation of the premises by the
Council's Disinfecting Staff with a solution of cresylic acid in kerosene,
the strength of the cresylic acid in kerosene being 3 per cent. Should
a recurrence occur, subsequent disinfestation is done by the occupiers.
For this purpose tenants are given, upon application, bottles of the
preparation referred to, and they may purchase from the Public
Health Department hand sprayers at a cost of 1s. In suitable cases
no charge is made for these sprayers. In any special case where
there has been an excessive application for the solution or special
complaint of a recurrence of bugs, a repeat inspection is made by a