SZ/OEMU/62/6/4 - Structural defence
Reference code
SZ/OEMU/62/6/4
Level of description
Item
Title
Structural defence
Date/s
1939
Quantity & Format
58 pp.
Creator
Great Britain. Home Office. Air Raid Protection Department.
Scope and content
Discusses the effects of an air attack and the resultant damage caused by bombs. An entire chapter is devoted to high explosive bombs. Structural defence includes the design and materials of shelters. Shelter requirements include the dimensions, ventilations etc., of the shelters. Recommendations are made for new buildings to be more resistant to air raid damage.