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The question of the disposal of the civilian dead was also considered.
Four huts were purchased for erection as temporary mortuaries and a
representative of the local undertakers was interviewed regarding a scheme
for staffing the mortuaries and the burial of the civilian dead.
Steps were taken to augment the training in First Aid and Anti-Gas
measures of such volunteers as were available.
Since the crisis the Public Health Department has been continuously
engaged in Air Raid Precautions work and has taken over the arrangements
for the training of all First Aid personnel and also the arrangements for
short courses in First Aid for Air Raid Wardens. Mr. W. J. Colborne,
one of the Sanitary Inspectors who is an Instructor (C.A.G.S. Special)
has given the course of instruction in anti-gas measures to members of
the staffs of the Town Clerk's, Borough Treasurer's, Baths, Libraries
and Public Health Departments in addition to lecturing to classes of
"key" men in industry, local clergy and school keepers.
Since February, 1939, the Sanitary Inspectors have been engaged in
the survey preliminary to the erection of steel shelters and other important
matters arising out of Air Raid Precautions measures.