Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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This has "been inspected from time to time and was always
found to be conducted in conformity with the Bye-laws.
AIR RAID PRECAUTIOUS.
The Additional Sanitary Inspector, Mr. J. B. Wilson,
who attended a course of Decontamination at the Civilian Anti-Gas
School, Falfield, passing out with an Instructor's Certificate
(Special), gave two courses of instruction during 1937 in
Anti-Gas measures, one to the Nursing Staff at the Wellhouse
Hospital and an Assistant Instructors Course.
He is responsible for receiving, checking and storage of
the hundreds of Respirators of all types and protective suits etc.,
now in the custody of the Council, also for the issue and return of
equipment loaned to the St„ John's Ambulance Brigade, the British
Red Cross Society and Air Raid Wardens Classes. '
Two garcges at No. 33, Wood Street have been made into
a temporary A. K. P. Depot, a portion of which has been adapted so
as to give an impression of a Refuge Room.
I am,
Yours obediently,
CHARLES WILLIAM HILL, M.S.I.A.
Chief Sanitary and Housing Inspector,
Meat, Pood and Petroleum Inspector.