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Bug Eradication. The following is a summary of the
work carried out by the special inspector
No. of inspections 1012 Revisits 464
No. found verminous. 262 Miscellaneous Visits 892
No. of Council Premises sprayed 179
" " " Rooms " 416
" " Private Premises " 416
" " " Rooms " 775
103 of the families which were re-housed in Stepney
Borough Council flats had their furniture and other household
effects treated with H.C.N.
3 loads of furniture etc. which had been loaned to
bombed-out families were treated with H.C.N. prior to return
of these articles to the re-housing store.
I load of very verminous furniture was treated with
H.C.N. from a private premise whilst the owner, an aged
woman, was in hospital.
All bedding was separately treated with steam.
Cleansing and Disinfection. 512 rooms were disinfected
because of infectious disease and 21 because of pulmonary
tuberculosis. 148,705 articles of clothing and bedding were
steam disinfected.