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Instructions to Tenants about to be Re-housed at the Council's
Housing Estate.
The contents of all rooms must be thoroughly cleansed on the day
of removal.
Where the rooms have shown evidence of vermin, the following
method of cleansing must be adopted:—
(1) Take down all wall hangings and pictures. The brown paper
and wooden backing must be removed and the frame cleansed
with the solution supplied.
(2) All cupboards, tables, chairs and wooden furniture, bedsteads,
spring mattresses, etc., must be thoroughly scrubbed inside and
out with solution.
(3) Linos and floor coverings when taken up must be cleansed on
both sides and rolled up ready for removal.
(4) All beds, bedding and mattresses, and all verminous articles of
clothing must be surrendered to the Disinfecting Staff for removal
and treatment.
(5) Old and defective mattresses, bedding and stuffed furniture will
be removed and destroyed by the Department free of cost. In
no case will such furniture be removed or allowed in the new
flats.
Your present apartment will be inspected by the Sanitary Inspector
and advice given prior to removal.
Before any article of furniture is taken into your new premises a
thorough inspection will be made and any evidence of vermin or of dirty
conditions will cause the same to be rejected until the cleansing has been
effectively carried out.
Your new premises will be periodically inspected to ascertain whether
reinfestation has occurred; any evidence of neglect will be seriously dealt
with.
Tenants are warned against the introduction of second-hand furniture
into their new quarters; the risk of reinfestation from such sources is
very considerable.
A cheap and effective solution can be made from soft soap 3 parts
mixed in hot water 15 parts, and shaken up with paraffin 82 parts while
still hot. This solution may be used with perfect safety for all domestic
cleaning.
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS ROOMS AND
THEIR CONTENTS.
During the year 1,417 verminous rooms and their contents were
treated by the disinfecting staff.
Council Houses found to be infested 7
Council Houses disinfested 7
Other premises found to be infested 1,410
Other premises disinfested 1,410