The Archive · 1939

40,000,000 Gas Masks

Sir John yesterday informed the House of Commons that 40,000,000 respirators had been issued during the past year to civilians. The cost, he said, was £4,000,000.

'A satisfactory device had been recently developed for protecting infants under two years of age, and another kind of respirator for children over two years of age. A total of 1,200,000 had been ordered.

Further ARP. progress was revealed in answers to questions. clonics,' esr and instead to trati Wes," i concentrate.

a more comprehensive demand for colonies of equal value to those held other European

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