His Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO) Catalogue - Series 'Air Raid Precautions Handbooks'

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition, 1936. [8/36]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Aug/1936 distribution = 25,000 info = (35225-34) Wt.3749-6

Later Editions Published

09/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition, 1936. [9/36]	25,000	(8/36) (38342r-34) Wt.2273-449
01/1937 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition, 1936. [1/37]	25M.	(9/36) (39811r-34) Wt. 3011-744
01/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition, 1937. [1/38]	25,000	(46986-34) Wt. 3191-788
03/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition, 1938. [3/38]	25,000	(48036-34) Wt.3702-894
04/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection Against Gas. 2nd Edition, Mar 1938.	unknown	unknown
05/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection Against Gas. 2nd Edition, Mar 1938. [5/39]	50M.	159L Wt. 1298/1546
06/1940 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection Against Gas. 2nd Edition, Mar 1938. (Reprinted 1940). [6/40]	15,000	B10520. Wt. 958
08/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. Third Edition. March 1944. [7/44]	none	B4953. Wt2681

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 1st Edition. Dublin Edition [3/39]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Department of Defence, Ireland
Issued For	none
Published	Mar/1939 distribution = 6,000 info = (2874). Q8825. Wt.3901/317

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 01. Personal Protection against Gas. 2nd Edition. Canberra Edition []
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	L. F. Johnston, Australia
Issued For	none
Published	Aug/1938 distribution = none info = none

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. Anti-Gas Precautions and First Aid for Air Raid Casualties. 1st Edition, 1935. [7/35]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Jul/1935 distribution = 50,000 info = (29407-34) Wt.204-2

Later Editions Published

04/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. Anti-Gas Precautions and First Aid for Air Raid Casualties. 1st Edition, 1936. [4/36]	10,000	(35181-34) Wt.3717-1233
09/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid for Gas Casualties. 2nd Edition. 1936. [9/36]	25,000	(8/36) (38341r-34) Wt. 2274-450
10/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid for Gas Casualties. 2nd Edition. 1936. [10/36]	25,000	(8/36) (38399r-34) Wt. 2327-470
06/1937 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid for Gas Casualties. 2nd Edition. Reprint. [6/37]	25,000	(1/37) (42996-34) Wt.477-154
03/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. March 1938.	unknown	unknown
12/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. March 1938. [12/38]	100,000	(B7748) Wt.3153-1004
06/1940 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. 1941. Amended Reprint Jun, 1940. 1941. [3/41]	15,000	B11876. Wt.3096
06/1941 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. 1941. (Amended Reprint Jun, 1941). 1941. [6/41]	20,000	B12371. Wt. 857
10/1941 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. Reprint Oct, 1941.	unknown	unknown
03/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. Reprint Mar, 1942.	unknown	unknown
06/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 3rd Edition. Reprint Jun, 1942.	unknown	unknown
05/1943 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 4th Edition, April 1943. [5/43]	250,000	B2853. Wt.2642
08/1943 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. 4th Edition, Corrigendum. []	unknown	unknown

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 02. First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties. Dublin Edition. [2/39]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Department of Defence, Ireland
Issued For	none
Published	Feb/1939 distribution = 6,000 info = (2786T). Q8230. Wt.3901/317

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. 1st Edition. Canberra Edition []
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	L. F. Johnston, Australia
Issued For	none
Published	/1938 distribution = none info = none

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. 1st Edition. Jul 1937. [7/37]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Jul/1937 distribution = 25,000 info = (40215-34) Wt 3150-817

Later Editions Published

10/1937 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. Errata Slip. Protection of Foodstuffs against Poison Gas.	unknown	unknown
08/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. 1st Edition. 1938. [8/38]	25,000	(11862-34) Wt. 2018-441
09/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. 1st Edition. Jul 1937. (Reprinted 1939). [9/39]	25,000	(382)20754 Wt. 2452

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 03. Medical Treatment of Gas Casualties. Provisional issue. 1936. [9/36]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Home Office
Issued For	none
Published	Sep/1936 distribution = 2,000 info = (37529-34) Wt.1915-17

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition, 1936. [12/36]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Oct/1936 distribution = 15,000 info = (9/36) (39792r-34) Wt.3010-743

Later Editions Published

10/1937 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition, 1937. [10/37]	10,000	(45387-34) Wt.2484-437
11/1937 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition, 1937. [11/37]	25,000	(46197-34) Wt.2856-720
11/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition, 1938. [11/38]	50,000	(13978-34) Wt. 2969-880
09/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition, 1939. [9/39]	25,000	(382)20755 Wt. 2445
03/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials, 2nd Edition. 1942. [2/42]	40,000	B623. Wt.2616
04/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials, 2nd Edition. 1942. [4/42]	25,000	B1233. Wt.4135
01/1943 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials, 2nd Edition, Amended reprint, January 1943. 1942. [2/43]	20,000	B2748. Wt. 2528
05/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials, 2nd Edition. Appendix F. Instructions for Handling and Treatment of Raw Materials and Other Goods contaminated by Blister Gas. [5/44]	15,000	B4596. Wt.2263

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition. Dublin Edition. [3/39]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Department of Defence, Ireland
Issued For	none
Published	Mar/1939 distribution = 6,000 info = (2834). Q8507. Wt.4122/329

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04. Decontamination of Materials. 1st Edition. Melbourne Edition. Unknown Date []
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Truth and Sportsman, Australia
Issued For	none
Published	Mar/1939 distribution = unknown info = unknown

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04A. Decontamination of Clothing, including Oilskin Anti-Gas Clothing and Equipment, from Blister gases. 1st Edition, 1939. [9/39]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Sep/1939 distribution = 100,000 info = B.9126. Wt. 2352/177

Later Editions Published

09/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04A. Decontamination of Clothing, including Anti-Gas Clothing and Equipment, from Persistent Gases. 2nd Edition. [8/42]	30,000	B1663. Wt. 886
10/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04A. Decontamination of Clothing, including Anti-Gas Clothing and Equipment, from Persistent Gases, 2nd Edition, Amended reprint, Oct 1942. 1942. [11/42]	10,000	B2293 Wt.2131
03/1943 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04A. Decontamination of Clothing, including Anti-Gas Clothing and Equipment, from Persistent Gases, 2nd Edition. Amended reprint, March 1943. 1943. [4/43]	10,000	B3164. Wt.2892
05/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 04A. Decontamination of Clothing, including Anti-Gas Clothing and Equipment, from Persistent Gases, 2nd Edition. Amended reprint, March 1943. 1944. [5/44]	7,500	B5180. Wt.2010

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 05. Structural Defence. 1st Edition. [6/39]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Jun/1939 distribution = none info = 17225 Wt. 1158-126

Later Editions Published

	05/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 05. Structural Defence. 1st Edition. 1939. (Reprinted 1942). [5/42]	1,500	B1437. Wt.671
	07/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 05. Structural Defence. Amendments 1942. [7/42]	17,500	(19828) Wt.776/219

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 05A. Bomb Resisting Shelters. 1st Edition. [8/39]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Home Office
Issued For	none
Published	Aug/1939 distribution = 25,000 info = B9018. Wt. 2061/162

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 06. Air Raid Precautions in Factories and Business Premises. 1st Edition. [11/36]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Nov/1936 distribution = 12,500 info = (37103-34) Wt. 1756-14

Later Editions Published

12/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 06. Air Raid Precautions in Factories and Business Premises. 1st Edition. [12/36]	15,000	11/36 - (39675r) Wt.2967-724
03/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 06. Air Raid Precautions in Factories and Business Premises. 1st Edition. Reprint. [3/38]	unknown	unknown
09/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 06. Air Raid Precautions in Factories and Business Premises. 1st Edition. Reprint. [9/38]	50,000	(382)18889 Wt2520-657

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 07. Anti-Gas Precautions for Merchant Shipping. 1st Edition.

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Sep/1935 distribution = unknown info = unknown

Later Editions Published

06/1936 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 07. Anti-Gas Precautions for Merchant Shipping. 2nd Edition.	unknown	unknown
04/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 07. Anti-Gas Precautions for Merchant Shipping. 2nd Edition. Reprint. [4/38]	10,000	(48912-34) Wt. 4114-1124
08/1941 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 07. AntiGas Precautions for Merchant Shipping (3rd Edition)	unknown	unknown
01/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 07. AntiGas Precautions for Merchant Shipping (4th Edition) [12/43]	16,000	B4010. Wt.1574

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 08. The Duties of Air Raid Wardens. 1st Edition. May, 1938.

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Jun/1938 distribution = none info = 51-9813

Later Editions Published

09/1938 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 08. The Duties of Air Raid Wardens. 2nd Edition.	unknown	unknown
04/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 08. The Duties of Air Raid Wardens. 2nd Edition, 1938 (Reprinted 1939). Reprint. [4/39]	50,000	B8347 Wt. 3825/1409
08/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 08. The Duties of Air Raid Wardens. 2nd Edition, 1938 (Reprinted 1939). Reprint. [8/39]	50,000	B9031. Wt. 1877

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 09. Incendiary Bombs and Fire Precautions. 1st Edition, 1939. [4/39]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Apr/1939 distribution = 50,000 info = 8521 Wt.1181/1530

Later Editions Published

08/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 09. Incendiary Bombs and Fire Precautions. 1st Edition, 1939. Reprint. [8/39]	50,000	(1645). Wt.2090
09/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 09. Incendiary Bombs and Fire Precautions. 1st Edition, 1939. Reprint. [9/39]	none	1-428
06/1940 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 09. Incendiary Bombs and Fire Precautions. 1st Edition, Amended Reprint, Jun 1940. [7/40]	10,000	B10759 Wt. 1796
04/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 09. Incendiary Bombs and Fire Precautions. 2nd Edition, March 1942. [4/42]	100,000	B 12795. Wt. 1779

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. The Training and Work of First Aid Parties. 1st Edition, 1939. [9/39-For Official Use]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Sep/1939 distribution = 50,000 info = B.8319 Wt. 4412/114

Later Editions Published

09/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. The Training and Work of First Aid Parties. 1st Edition, 1939. [9/39]	50,000	B.9141. Wt.2367
12/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. Training in First Aid for Civil Defence Purposes. 2nd Edition. December 1942. [12/42]	40,000	B2122 Wt.1947
01/1943 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. Training in First Aid for Civil Defence Purposes. (2nd Edition, Amended reprint , Jan 1943)	unknown	unknown
03/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. Training in First Aid for Civil Defence Purposes. (2nd Edition, Amended reprint , March 1944) [3/44]	25,000	B4597 Wt.2230
09/1944 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 10. Training in First Aid for Civil Defence Purposes. (2nd Edition, Amended reprint , March 1944) . Amendment Jul 1944?.	unknown	unknown

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbook 11. Camouflage of Large Installations. 1st Edition. [7/39]
Category	Air Raid Protections Handbooks
Issued By	Home Office
Issued For	none
Published	Jul/1939 distribution = 50,000 info = B 8279. Wt. 4017/1161/115

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 12. Air Raid Precautions for Animals. 1st Edition, 1939. [6/39]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Home Office

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Jun/1939 distribution = 15,000 info = B8516 Wt. 1155/125

Later Editions Published

07/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 12. Air Raid Precautions for Animals. 1st Edition, 1939. Reprint. [7/39]	10,000	B 8962. Wt. 1995
08/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 12. Air Raid Precautions for Animals. 1st Edition, 1939. Reprint. [8/39]	50,000	(H104) Wt. 2401
09/1939 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 12. Air Raid Precautions for Animals. 1st Edition, 1939. Reprint. [9/39]	50,000	B9239. Wt.4061

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 13. Fire Protection. For the guidance of Occupiers of Factories and Other Business Premises. 1st Edition, Jun 1942. [7/42]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Ministry Of Home Security

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Aug/1942 distribution = 30,000 info = B210. Wt.2071

Later Editions Published

	08/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 13. Fire Protection. For the guidance of Occupiers of Factories and Other Business Premises. Corrigendum. [8/42]	30M	(1331.) PS2315. Wt.1638-385
	10/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 13. Fire Protection. For the guidance of Occupiers of Factories and Other Business Premises. 1st Edition, Jun 1942. 1942. [10/42]	10,000	B2202 Wt.2007

Name

Air Raid Precautions Handbook 14. The Fire Guards Handbook (1st Edition), 1942. [2/42]

Category

Air Raid Protections Handbooks

Issued By

Ministry Of Home Security

Issued For

none

1st Edition Published

Feb/1942 distribution = none info = Wt 2364E/51

Later Editions Published

	05/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 14. The Fire Guards Handbook. 1st Edition, 1942. Reprint. [5/42]	100M	(4751) Ps.1475 Wt.721B
	06/1942 : Air Raid Precautions Handbook 14. The Fire Guards Handbook. 1st Edition, 1942. Reprint. [6/42]	100M	(4915) Ps.1728 Wt.853

Name	Air Raid Precautions Handbooks
Description	tbd
Departments	Home Office, Ministry of Home Security