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(a) In furniture and pictures.
(b) In trunks, boxes and suitcases which have been stored for a time in
buggy houses.
(c) In old wood from a bug-infested building which has been bought for
firewood or for other domestic purposes.
(d) Very rarely by someone having the misfortune to pick up a bug on his
or her clothes.
If you are considering buying or accepting furniture for your new house
let us know beforehand and we will inspect it and if necessary disinfest it free
of charge.
No doubt you are already taking precautions to see that bugs are not
introduced into your house, but should you find them or suspect their presence,
let us know at once, and we will advise you as to the best means of getting rid
of them and will assist you in taking the necessary steps. Remember that
bugs dislike cleanliness, and you should therefore keep all parts of your house
thoroughly clean.
We will do all we can to Help You and we ask You to Help Us."
On the Council's estates the percentage of recurrence is about six, which is
about one-third that found in the rest of the Borough, but it is an interesting
commentary that not on one occasion were we asked to disinfest any second-hand
furniture.
(c) Talks on the bed-bug have been included in the series of lectures to
organisations.
(d) At the Health Exhibition a bug stall was shown. It is fully described
in the Health Propaganda section of the report.