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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27,
DRAWBACK OF A
Basement Refuges Recommended
All aspects of the problem of providing shelter in air-raids for the population are discussed in the report of the three eminent engineers appointed by Sir John Anderson, Minister for Civil Defence, to investigate the question.
In their report the engineers discuss the pro- vision of shelters for those who may be caught in the streets. They say:
houses. Th that they room, may ed by a fal trap the oc building...
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For these struction of nels, runnin
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plated. This decision haj to be thoro delay.
We share with Sir John Anderson his doubt with regard to trenches as a solution of this pro- For all b blem, although they must of necessity form a fea-gineers stat ture of the immediate policy.
"Trenches, however, cannot be in the vulnerable areas. dug in many localities where shel-survey
provided: by! ceilings and ternative ex
This stored and
ter is most needed, and we should a few week. Scted to occupy only bour at the
urge most strongly that the policy Basements of all suitable pre-
of providing public shelters in suit-mises are to be treated with steel able basements adequately streng-
riveted to the ceiling of
TEN
As rega
thened and provided with alterna-Car Bround-floor rooms. In flats, the pr
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tive exits... should now be zeal-emergency these sheets will be sup- ously pursued."
ported by tubular steel struts, of uniform design early production of IN NEW BUILDİNGS
which is planned on a huge scale. The engineers, all members of Much of the engineers", report is the Institute of Civil Engineers, devoted to describing the pressed emphasise the importance of legis, and rolled sectional shelters, which lation to make it compulsory for Sir John Anderson has stated will shelters to be provided in many provide shelter for 20,000,000 |per- types of new buildings. They sons living in houses, without base ments or cellars, which are too We should like to place on regiusy to strengthen effectively, cord our very strong view that im-
First deliveries of these shelters, mediate legislation should be un- dertaken with a view to ensuring it is learned, are to be made in that: no
residential building of fortnight. Production is being whatever size or class should be pressed forward more rapidly each erected in future without inclusion week. These steel shelters easily therein of an air raid shelter, of hold four adults, or two adults and sufficient size to, accommodate. All four children. As many as 10 per- the inhabitants of the house in reasons can be crowded in. sonable safety.
Tests have shown them capable
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"To delay such legislation is only of resisting reasonable blast, or to add to the difficulty in war-time splinter from bombs dropped only of providing refuge accommoda- 50ft. away, and they will resist the fall of a 16ft. wall from an angle. tion.
PROOF AGAINST RUST
All the shelters are of galvanis-
“Huge programmes of rehousing are being undertaken in our dense- ly populated areas, which must alli be considered vulnerable, and ined steel and can be left in the open course of time the areas of bad without rusting. Erection will be left to the discretion of the house- housing, will all be rebuilt, and to holder
worse.
Early distribution has been urg-
fail to take cognizance of the air raid menace in new construction is in our view short-sighted, if noted by the engineers in their report. For every 1,000,000 persons, they state, between 60,000 to 80,000 tons of metal will be needed, or about Engineers and architects through-25,000 lorry loads. out the country are being mobilis- Contrary to rlier indications ed for a rapid export survey of all from the Government, none of these houses with basements and cellars shelters is to be placed inside
ARCHITECTS MOBILISED
a very comp investigated vision of co suggested, forms, such
Evacuatio ground-floon it exists), and adaptat portions ev found for bicycle and
&c.
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