The new home : a handbook for tenants
1937 1937 1930s 24 pages : illustrations THE BUG Bugs are found in bedding and in bedsteads, especially in the joints and in the wire of spring mattresses. Bugs are also found in picture frames, particularly behind the paper backing. They are found behind the picture rails and around mouldings. It r...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : The Health and Cleanliness Council
1937
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| Summary: | 1937
1937
1930s
24 pages : illustrations
THE BUG Bugs are found in bedding and in bedsteads, especially in the joints and in the wire of spring mattresses. Bugs are also found in picture frames, particularly behind the paper backing. They are found behind the picture rails and around mouldings. It requires constant effort to get rid of them. Try thorough scrubbing of furniture, floors and skirting boards with strong, hot soap suds, making sure that the water goes right into every crack. Loose torn wallpaper should be stripped and renewed, and cracked plaster repaired. Repeat this process of washing and cleansing and examining the likely places every week for at least three weeks. If all your efforts are unavailing, apply to the Estate Manager or Sanitary Inspector for aid. It may not be your fault that the bugs came, but it is up to you to see that they are removed. The Department of Health for Scotland state in their pamphlet "The Bed Bug: Prevention of House Infestation," on page 19, that "the virtues of methodical house-cleaning and of soap and water properly applied are given first place among the insect pest preventives." [illustration] You can get rid of bugs. THE BODY LOUSE Absolute cleanliness is the best cure. Bathe frequently and change underclothes as often as possible. Dirty clothing should be washed and boiled at once, for the insects will migrate as the clothing cools. Boil for at least five minutes, with plenty of soap. It appears to be unnecessary to controvert the statement that vermin in the head are "healthy" or a "sign of strength" — this idea may, however, still obtain in slum districts. As a matter of fact, insect pests spread a great deal of disease and are perhaps even more dangerous than we realize. 21
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