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In privately-owned houses disinfested by HCN the Health Department acts
merely as a liaison between the firm and the owner, and to some extent
supervises the work without assuming any responsibility. For Council-owned
houses, if the infestation is regarded as having occurred before the present
tenant entered, the cost is borne by the Council; if, however, it is regarded
as due to default of the tenant, a charge at the discretion of the Committee
is made on the tenant. This also applies to Council houses which are sprayed,
when a charge may be made for the work involved in connection with preparing
a house for the spraying process. Bedding etc. disinfested by steam is done
by the local authority free of charge.
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