CIVIL DEFENCE
THE BRITISH SERVICES EXCELLENT SPIRIT (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Sept. 24. (Received Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.) The pi’actical experience of the oast few weeks has demonstrated the soundness of the organisation and the excellent spirit of the civil defence services. According to a report bv the London County Council Civil Defence Committee the greatest demands have been made on the London fire service. Regular and auxiliary services alike worked with the utmost energy, whatever the risk. The London ambulance service, including the auxiliary service, transported many air raid casualties to hospital, and despite the blackout 'the average time taken to reach a casualty had been onlv seven minutes from the receipt of a call.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 8
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117CIVIL DEFENCE Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 8
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