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Disinfestation.
Premises infested with bugs 106
,, ,, ,, cockroaches 8
,, ,, ,, ants 4
,, ,, ,, silver fish 2
,, ,, ,, flies 16
,, ,, ,, *furniture mites 4
*Found in undyed Algerian fibre and present in
furniture containing Esparto grass.
Miscellaneous.
Conveyance of drain-testing apparatus 75
Milk samples taken to laboratory for analysis 24
Visits to Welfare Centres 97
Conveyance of A.R.P. apparatus 426
Eradication of Bed Bugs
The number of Council houses disinfested was only 11 out
of 1,093, or 1 per cent.
The number of other houses disinfested was only 95 out
of 22,423, or 0.41 per cent.
The methods employed consist of easing the architraves,
skirtings, stripping of walls, etc., including in bad cases the
opening up of the floors of infested rooms and spraying with a
suitable insecticidal fluid such as Pyagra (Jeyes preparation)
and Zaldecide (Newton Chambers' preparation).
The beds and bedding are examined and dealt with. If badlyinfested,
the bedsteads are destroyed. Bedding is treated at the
Council's steam disinfector.
The belongings of tenants to be moved into Council houses
or Hornsey Housing Trust dwellings are examined and, where
considered necessary, treated as previously described.
The work of disinfestation is carried out by the Local
Authority.
Supervision is exercised by the district sanitary inspectors in
all cases and disinfestation carried out by the Council's
disinfecting staff. The sanitary inspectors advise whenever
necessary and several visits are made in every ease.