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GERMAR RUDOLF · THE RUDOLF REPORTFig. 14: DEGESCH delousing chamber with circulation feature. 130away. These installations, with the so-called circulation procedure,were relatively small in size, a few m 3 , to economize on the highlyexpensivevermin destruction product.These professional installations were often part of an entire hygieniccomplex. As a rule, this building complex was organized approximatelyas follows in terms of purpose (see Fig. 15): 103– Undressing room, ‘dirty side’. People to be deloused removedtheir soiled clothing and handed them over for disinfestation/disinfection.– Shower. Prisoners washed themselves after undressing, plus sometimesother procedures, such as haircuts, medical examinations,including a sauna.– Dressing room, ‘clean side’. Their own cleaned and sanitizedclothing was given back to the prisoners or substitute clothing wasissued to them since the cleaning may have lasted many hours.– Disinfestation/Disinfection room. An area to clean and process theclothing combined with a laundry.130 Ludwig Gaßner, “Verkehrshygiene und Schädlingsbekämpfung”, Gesundheits-Ingenieur,66(15) (1943), S. 174ff.; cf. F.P. Berg, op. cit. (note 131).64