The protection of your home against air raids / Home Office.

Date:
1938
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The protection of your home against air raids / Home Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOW TO CHOOSE A REFUGE-ROOM Almost any room will serve as a refuge-room if it is soundly — constructed, and if it is easy to reach and to get out of. Its windows should be as few and small as possible, preferably facing a building or blank wall, or a narrow street. Ifa ground floor room facing a wide street or a stretch of level open ground is chosen, the windows should if possible be specially protected (see pages 30 and 31). The stronger the walls, floor, and ceiling are, the better. Brick partition walls are better than lath and plaster, a concrete ceiling | is better than a wooden one. An internal passage will form a very ‘good refuge-room if it can be closed at both ends. The best floor for a refuge-room A cellar or basement is the best place for a refuge-room if it can be made reasonably gas-proof and if there is no likelihood of its becoming ‘ats flooded by a neighbouring river that may burst its banks, or by a burst _ water-main. If you have any doubt oa Oo ahead a about the risk of flooding ask for can be made reasonably gas- advice from your local Council Proof Offices. Alternatively, any room on any floor below the top floor may be used. Top floors and attics should be avoided as they usually do not give sufficient protection overhead from small in- cendiary bombs. These small bombs would probably penetrate the roof but be stopped by the top floor, though Ina house with only two floors they might burn through to the floor pisses df eae 3 below if not quickly dealt with. you have protection overhead Page 8