But now attractive clothing, properly treated and flameproof, can be obtained.
The third is by offering to pay the extra cost of flameproof nightdresses, where that is required.
The general public can now get flameproof materials at reasonable cost and attractively styled.
Under many local authorities, children are boarded out, and the difficulty is to persuade foster-parents to buy flameproof nightdresses and pyjamas for the younger children.
Some are required to be flameproof; namely, that they should smoulder when exposed to excessive heat, fire or sparks, but should not burst into flames.
In my authority, we send to every foster-parent a circular about the importance of flameproof clothing.
Equally, the sooner weavers extend the range of flameproof fabrics available, the easier this will be.
Official testing and certification of flameproof electrical apparatus and electrical signalling apparatus have been carried out on a voluntary basis for some years past.
