Air Raid Precautions in Hospitals

Abstract

A BOOKLET containing advice on the structural and other precautions that can be taken against air raid risks in hospitals has been issued jointly by the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health for Scotland to all local authorities controlling hospitals and also to voluntary hospitals (London: H.M. Stationery Office. 3d. net). Hospital authorities are urged to proceed at once with the precautions recommended, the extent to which they do so depending in some degree on the likelihood of air attack in the area. Measures are described for the adaptation of existing buildings, as well as structural features suggested for new buildings. The Government is prepared to contribute to the cost of these measures under certain conditions.