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is done by workmen employed in the general maintenance
of the Council houses under the general superintendence
of the Chief Sanitary Inspector. Proprietary articles
have been tried with only relatively good results.
Privately owned houses are not generally treated,
the tenant and owner being advised by the Staff of the
Health Department. In a few instances, however, for
a fee the Housing Staff undertake disinfestation on the
lines indicated above.
No. of Council houses No. of other houses
infested with bugs 6 infested with bugs 4
Disinfested c6 Disinfested 4
Result: Good. Result: Good.
In cases of mild infestation only, it has been found
that fumigation of one or more rooms (in some instances
once only), has been sufficient to obtain good results and
to clear the house of vermin.
Council Houses Other Houses.
Three rooms only 6 One room only 4
Two rooms only 7
One room only 3
19 families were transferred from properties to be
demolished and their furniture, etc., was disinfested by
HCN in vans by a contractor.
Visits by the Sanitary Inspectors are made at intervals
after disinfestation to determine whether the treatment
has been efficacious, and to instruct the tenant how
to maintain freedom from vermin.
SCHOOLS.
There are now 27 Elementary Schools and a day
Technical School for Girls in the Borough, and the sanitary
conditions are satisfactory. Some pressure on the
accommodation at Brampton Road Council School has
occurred pending the erection of a proposed new Church
School at Welling.
During the year it was not found to be necessary to
close any school for infectious disease, under the procedure
outlined in the Memorandum of 1927.
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