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Air Raid Precautions
During the latter part of the year an increasing amount of the
time of the Medical Officer of Health and of the clerical staff of the
Public Health Department was taken up by A.R.P. work. It should
be recorded also that the Chief Sanitary Inspector attended the
Anti'Gas Course at Falfield and qualified as a C.A.G.S. Instructor
(Special). He has since been responsible for the training of
personnel in Anti-Gas precautions and in the organisation of the
decontamination scheme.
It seems probable that responsibility for the organisation
and training in "first aid" of the Casualty Service personnel
will continue for some time to come to be an integral part of
the duties of the Medical Officer of Health and it is relevant here to
refer to the unfailing help received from, and the many hours of
voluntary service given by, Mr. E. J. Stemp and Miss Embleton,
the Divisional Superintendents, of the S.JA.B. and by Mr. J.
Peacham, Divisional Secretary of the S.JA.B.
By the end of the year under review approximately 168
volunteers had received a course of instruction in "first aid," but it
must be emphasised that this course can be regarded as the basis
only for further instruction, and that an efficient Casualty Service
can be created only by the gradual development of a team spirit,
discipline and continuous training.

Death rate = 1.25 per 1,000.
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