Vocal gas alarm tested . Test are being made at Hendon to discover the best warnings in the event of a gas attack from the air . Sirens are being sounded separately from Hendon Police station , which is in the centre of a ring of observers , policemen the stationed in pairs at distances of 100 , 200 , 300 , 400 yards away . They have sound recording instruments to determine the power and penertration of the various notes . The findings of the observers will be recorded on a special map , and the best siren discovered . Photo shows , a man demonstrating a small movable air raid alarm . 10 March

Vocal gas alarm tested . Test are being made at Hendon to discover the best warnings in the event of a gas attack from the air . Sirens are being sounded separately from Hendon Police station , which is in the centre of a ring of observers , policemen the stationed in pairs at distances of 100 , 200 , 300 , 400 yards away . They have sound recording instruments to determine the power and penertration of the various notes . The findings of the observers will be recorded on a special map , and the best siren discovered . Photo shows , a man demonstrating a small movable air raid alarm . 10 March Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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6716 x 4970 px | 56.9 x 42.1 cm | 22.4 x 16.6 inches | 300dpi

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26 May 2020

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Vocal gas alarm tested . Test are being made at Hendon to discover the best warnings in the event of a gas attack from the air . Sirens are being sounded separately from Hendon Police station , which is in the centre of a ring of observers , policemen the stationed in pairs at distances of 100 , 200 , 300 , 400 yards away . They have sound recording instruments to determine the power and penertration of the various notes . The findings of the observers will be recorded on a special map , and the best siren discovered . Photo shows , a man demonstrating a small movable air raid alarm . 10 March 1936

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