Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - reorganisation of Air Raid Precautions...

Agenda papers including, amongst other things:

- reorganisation of Air Raid Precautions services in each Area;

- equipment for First Aid Posts;

- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: taking of premises for civil defence purposes; sale of Air Raid Precautions steel helmets; financial arrangements for First Aid instruction and training; practice incendiary bombs;

- communications from Ministry of Health regarding:

medical staff at First Aid Posts; Casualty and Government Evacuation Schemes; divided First Aid Posts in Bedford Borough; Emergency Hospital Scheme - St.Peter's Hospital, Bedford; sick bay provision for evacuees at Clophill Rectory; Civil Nursing Reserve; domiciliary medical attendance for air raid casualties;

- communications with Senior Regional Officer regarding: urgent telephone messages; Gas Identification Officers; illuminated lettering for Air Raid Precautions vehicles;

replacement for civil defence volunteers absent on sick leave;

Assistant Air Raid Precautions Officer for Bedford Borough; shelters in Kempston; high explosive and incendiary bomb training in Bedford Borough; trailers for rescue parties; First Aid party cars in Bedford Borough; basement shelters in Bedford Borough;

- Air Raid Precautions at Bedford Modern School;

- supply of protection helmets for babies in Luton, Bedford and Biggleswade Rural District Council areas;

- nursery centres for evacuee children in reception areas;

- equipment for basement shelters in Bedford Borough;

- sandbags for Luton & Dunstable Hospital;

- replacing sandbag with brick wall at Warden's Post at Silver Jubilee School, Bedford;

- cleansing of Air Raid Precautions personnel, Kempston;

- equipment for Bedford Borough First Aid posts;

- air raid warning systems;

- control of operation of Mobile First Aid Units;

- cleansing station for Stotfold Light Rescue Party;

[ex W/ARPP 14]

acc. 6504