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RefNoKCC2/D/CD/1/73
AltRefNoFile no. 36A
TitleGas cleansing and decontamination
DescriptionUse of RAF cleansing stations and arrangements, correspondence with local firms re decontamination squads, supplies of bleach cream, decontamination of clothing. Home Office circular No. 88/1941 – Use of laundries at public assistance institutions, gas cleansing at first aid posts. Ministry of Health circular 2385 – Gas precautions for medical supplies. Use of old isolation hospital, Ramsey. Regional office, Cambridge – location and direction signs for public gas cleansing centres. Ministry of Health regional office, mobile cleansing units. Circular letter – Contamination labels. Ministry of Home Security circular letter re protective equipment for decontamination staff. Correspondence re staffing of gas cleansing centres. Ministry of Health regional office – letter re gas contamination with notes on procedure (EMS gen 348). Notes, etc on the demonstration of treatment of porous clothing. Course at Knowle Mental Hospital, Fareham. Ministry of Health circular 2508 re protective clothing for use at various centres for civilian clothing. Circular letter from Eastern regional office enclosing directory of decontamination laundries for clothing. Plan of decontamination station, Fletton. Letters re safety pins for marking contaminated clothing.
DateFebruary 1941-November 1941
CreatorNameHuntingdonshire County Council
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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