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(/) There is no indication, either by reason of the van being of
special construction or that it has been made gas-tight with
gummed paper, that the furniture has been disinfested.
Tenants have an objection to the general public or other
tenants knowing that their furniture and other goods have
had to be freed of vermin.
A photograph of the chamber is shown below.
Before the chamber was completed, the problem of the disinfestation
of the furniture and effects of the families who were to
be removed from the Banister Street and other areas to Powell
House, Lower Clapton Road, had to be solved. This was carried
out on the Council's behalf by the London Fumigation Company in
co-operation with the Public Health and Housing Departments. A
description of this work is given in the housing section of this report
(see page 77).