Division within HO1939-1981Scientific Adviser's Branch
Records of the Scientific Adviser's Branch, which was responsible for advising all government departments concerned with civil defence, and advising other divisions of the Home Office on scientific matters generally.
Reports of the Branch are in HO 225 - HO 228 and its files are in HO 338 and HO 368. HO 229 contains Fission Fragments, the journal on civil defence matters issued to local authority scientific advisers.