§ 105. Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the strength of the Civil Defence Corps and Auxiliary Fire Service on 28th February, 1951; and how many recruits 202W joined the Corps and the Auxiliary Fire Service, respectively, during the month of February.
§ Mr. de FreitasIn England and Wales during February 12,000 recruits joined the Civil Defence Corps, bringing the strength at the end of the month to 122,200; and 650 recruits joined the Auxiliary Fire Service, bringing the strength at the end of the month to 9,400.
The detailed figures for the Civil Defence Corps are given below:
Region Increase during February, 1951 Total Strength at 28th February, 1951 Strength per thousand of population Eastern 1,555 13,715 4.53 Southern 1,446 11,426 4.33 South-Western 1,393 11,802 3.93 South-Eastern 906 9,930 3.91 Northern 891 8,371 2.67 Midland 1,103 11,043 2.51 Wales 577 6,445 2.49 North-western 1,861 15,810 2.48 North-Midland 772 8,154 2.38 London 957 18,026 2.15 North-Eastern 566 7,459 1.83 12,027 122,181 Average for England and Wales 2.80