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these families are usually larger than those from clearance areas, etc.,
so that there is a tendency for the average amount of furniture fumigated
at such removals to become greater. This has resulted in an increased
use of hired motor pantechnicons, as the horse-drawn Council vans, which
were originally bought for slum clearance work, are usually found to be
too small to cope with Council transfers.
It may be added that the undoubted prejudice that existed among
Council tenants against what they considered the disgrace of HCN
fumigation has largely disappeared, and, if HCN fumigation of their
furniture is necessary, the majority of tenants are now quite agreeable to
such treatment being carried out.