Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - report to Committee of County...

Agenda papers including, amongst other things:

- report to Committee of County Medical Officer of Health;

- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: detection and reporting of unexploded bombs and shells; New Year's Message from Minister; Shelterer's Campaign; loss or wages by unpaid part-time Civil Service volunteers; fire prevention;

- communications from Fire Brigades Division of Home Office regarding: exchanges of personnel; Auxiliary Fire Service (Discipline) Rules 1940;

- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: reports of crashed aircraft; unexploded parachute mines; small

- yellow unexploded bombs; damaged water mains; assistance to RAF Stations; Regional Commissioner's Christmas Message;

Wardens' Post at Pyghtle Farm, 26 Station Road, Tempsford;

County Air Raid Precautions filing system; Wardens' Post at 4 Station Road, Tempsford; use of basement of 16 High Street, Sandy as an air raid shelter;

- communications from Ministry of Health regarding: cash payments made to soldiers on leaving hospital; Civil Defence Volunteers funeral grants; private billeting arrangements for homeless persons; prevention of waste of milk; billeting of unaccompanied children; repair of war damage; Emergency Hospitals Scheme at Silver Jubilee School, Bedford; relief of homeless and destitute in Leighton Buzzard; evacuation of hospitals in an emergency;

- National Air Raid Distress Fund;

- co-operation of Bedfordshire Home Guard Medical Corps with Air Raid Precautions services;

- use of Steppingley Parish Room as Wardens' Post;

- protection against fires caused by incendiary bombs;

- use of Shefford Lads' Club as First Aid Post and Depot and Wardens' Post;

- war damage at Cauldwell Street Methodist First Aid Party Depot, Bedford;

- Wardens' Post at 22 Church Lane, Wymington;

- accommodation for refugees from air attack.

[ex W/ARPP 28]

acc. 6518