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3.—To ensure that the belongings of tenants are
free from vermin before removal to Council Houses,
an inspection is made by a Sanitary Inspector
before removal.
Where bed bugs are found, the furniture and
other belongings are treated by spraying with
insecticide and the bedding by steam disinfection
or, with the tenant's consent, the bedding is
destroyed.
I.—The work of disinfestation was carried out by
the local authority for Council Houses found to be
infested, except in one instance, where the tenant
did the work.
Disinfestation at the other houses was carried
out by the owners in sixteen cases, and the remaining
five by the tenants.
5.—The measures taken by way of supervision or
education of tenants to prevent infestation or reinfestation
after cleansing, are as follows:—