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frames and architraves having been loosened or removed before
treatment is applied. The wall paper is afterwards stripped and a
second application of insecticide or "Cimex" is carried out in bad
cases.
Occupiers are requested by notices to take down the iron
bedsteads and frames which are treated by means of spraying with
suitable insecticide, and pictures and other articles of furniture in
the room are thoroughly cleansed and sprayed. Afterwards the
whole premises has to be cleansed and purified under notice and
supervision of departmental officers.
No operation can be deemed to be a success without the full
co-operation of the householder and the results of experience prove
that where cleanliness has been established and maintained, the
bed bug can be completely eliminated.
Methods employed for ensuring that the belongings of
tenants are free from vermin before removal to Council
Houses.
Before any re-housing to Council Dwellings is put into effect,
the house and the contents are thoroughly inspected ond if found
to be dirty or verminous, precautionary measures as previously
stated are put into effect, particularly in the case of purification of
bedding and furniture. The removal and destruction of dirty badly
infested bedding is insisted upon.
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.