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SHOPS AND OFFICES.
Seven hundred and nine inspections were made during 1940,
and in 12 cases action was necessary in regard to washing facilities,
ventilation and sanitary conveniences.
CAMPING SITES.
There are no camping sites within the Borough.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
No nuisances arising from the emission of smoke occurred during
the year.
SWIMMINC BATHS.
There is only one swimming bath in the district situated at, and
owned by, the Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington.
The bath was not brought into use during the year.
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
During the year bed bugs were found to exist in 2 Council houses
and in 4 other houses. The Council houses were disinfested by the
Council and the other premises by the tenants or owners. The
- Council has not, so far, employed a contractor to carry out disinfestation.
The methods employed for freeing infested houses of bed bugs
are as follows: —
1.—Where only a few bugs are found, the tenant of the
house concerned is given advice and required to carry. out
remedial measures, in certain circumstances liquid insecticide
and a sprayer being provided.
2.—-Where the infestation is such that the tenant is unlikely
to achieve a satisfactory result, disinfestation is carried out by
employees of the Council. In these cases, usually entailing the
treatment of rooms, the picture rails, architraves, skirtings and
similar fittings which harbour bugs, are removed or loosened, and,
where practicable, subjected to the flame of a blow lamp, the
rooms being sprayed subsequently with liquid insecticide.
The liquid insecticides used during the year were "Zaldecide" and
"Vermoose."
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