LAUNDRIES ON WHEELS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 200, 7 January 1942, Page 3

LAUNDRIES ON WHEELS

FOLLOW THE BLITZ AROUND BRITAIN Laundries on wheels, the first to be seen anywhere, have been called into being by Britain's blitz. There are now 24 of them, provided by three big industrial concerns, keen competitors in peace time, who have pooled their resources in order that the people's washing may be handled after bombing with thoroughness and speed. Already the first vehicles, Leyland bus chassis with trailer, have been on service on Merseyside and in London. Inspected and approved by both Lord Horder, King's Physician, ami Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security, these mobile laundries supply a need that was felt most Avhen the blitz was at its worst. Equipped with liotpoint washers and electric immersion heaters for hot water (carried in the trailer), they have four sinks and a drying cabinet capable of dealing with a complete output every 12 minutes. There are four women to run each Unit and they can handle 1000 garments a day. The driver is a man. Electric oven and hotplate are provided for the meals of the crew. Known as the National Emergency Washing Service, these fine travelling laundries operate at Rest Centres and in streets bombed and without any other means of getting the washing done at once.