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No matter what methods have been applied before or during
removal of tenants, special supervision by the Sanitary Staff must
be given during the Slum Clearance and Re-housing Schemes and
transfer of tenants to Council Houses to correct all unfavourable
domestic habits which are likely to cause deterioration of the new
house.
It should be emphasised that tenants must be taught that
disinfestation cannot be substituted for good housekeeping.
Papering of walls must be discouraged because bugs can so readily
shelter behind the paper and observations in infested houses have
shown that a concentrated dose of sulphur dioxide may not reach
the bugs and eggs in pockets behind wall paper.
It is essential that continued efforts should be made to advise
methods of bug-proofing new houses. Wooden picture rails should
be abolished and the skirting boards replaced by a skirting of
cement and woodwork should be reduced to a minimum.
All work for the disinfestation of verminous premises is carried
out by the trained officers of the Department.
National Rat W«ek—November 2nd to 7th, 1936.
In conformity with the request of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries, the Local Authority co-operated in the measures
for the extermination of rats in the Borough during National Rat
Week which was held from November 2nd to the 7th.
Prior to the commencing of Rat Week, the attention of all
householders was called to the provisions of the Rats and Mice
(Destruction Act) by the publication of posters throughout the
Borough setting out the provisions of the Act and the duties of
householder's to keep their premises free from rats and mice.
Special workmen were employed during Rat Week in baiting
the sewers and rubbish dumps throughout the Borough. The
work done was as follows:—
No. of special rat baits laid down—8,515.