TO WOMEN. SECRET. FIRE PREVENTION: QUESTION OF THE APPLICATION OF COMPULSION Memorandum by the Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security. The growing shortage of man-power makes it necessary to consider again whether (subject to certain safeguards) powers should be taken to require women to perform fire prevention duties either at the business premises where they work or under the local authority in whose area they live or both. 2. Already by the end of last year many occupiers of business premises were faced with such shortage of fire guards that it was impossible for them to make adequate fire prevention arrangements without asking their appropriate authority to call in the local authority to make good the shortages.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/9/11
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/9
- Former Department Reference
- LP(42) 114
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000009.011
- Keywords
- Business Children Civil Defence Evacuation Family Female Labour Fire Prevention Fire Watch Healthcare Labour Shortages Local Authorities Recruitment Working Hours
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Home Guard Home Office Lord President's Committee Ministry of Home Security
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Activity Home Defence Industry Infrastructure Air Raid Precautions Civil Defence Gender Work
