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White Hart Lane Estate. The same method has been followed
during 1935, both in houses belonging to the Council and in houses
belonging to private owners. In these latter the owners have been
required to remove the woodwork of the infested rooms, i.e., the
skirting boards, architraves, picture rails, etc., while the actual
fumigation has been done by the Health Department and the
bedding disinfected at the Council's disinfecting station.
During the year a further step in preventing infestation of
Council houses was taken, when the Council made it obligatory on
all new tenants of Council houses to have their furniture subjected
to fumigation by hydrocyanic acid before admission to the new
house. The furniture is removed from the old house, fumigated
and installed in the new house, under arrangements made by the
Council, and at the same time the bedding is stoved at the Council's
steam disinfector. These arrangements have been in force since
July 1st, 1935, and have proved satisfactory in every way.