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It will be seen from the figures given above that the disinfestation
of verminous property and household effects is responsible for
the expenditure of a good deal of time and labour. During the
year 99 houses were disinfested, 20 of these being Council houses
and the others belonging to private owners. The results of the
disinfestation have been generally satisfactory. This is also true
of the preventive measures taken in the case of the furniture of all
new tenants accepted for Council houses. The furniture is removed
from the old house in a special van in which it is fumigated by
hydrocyanic acid gas. All bedding, cushions, etc., are at the same
time disinfected by steam, and the furniture and bedding installed
in the new house later in the same day. These measures have now
been in force for almost three years, and appear to be quite satisfactory.