Police Constable with Protective Mask in Fog Polizist mit Atemmaske

05 Dec 1962, London, England, UK — Original caption: London: Police constable John Finn, on duty at Old Bailey here, wears one of the special smog mask issued to members of the London Police force 12/5 in the worst English fog in the past 10 years. London and the Midlands were the hardest-hit areas, as […]

05 Dec 1962, London, England, UK — Original caption: London: Police constable John Finn, on duty at Old Bailey here, wears one of the special smog mask issued to members of the London Police force 12/5 in the worst English fog in the past 10 years. London and the Midlands were the hardest-hit areas, as fog hugged smoke from chimneys and auto exhaust pipes, reminding Brittons of „killer fog“ on the same date 12/12/1952–ten years ago and left 4,000 dead. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS London wird häufig von Smogkatastrophen heimgesucht. Dieser Polizist trägt während seines Dienstes am Old Bailey, dem Zentralen Strafgerichtshof, am 5. Dezember 1962 eine Atemmaske. Zehn Jahre zuvor forderte eine heftige Smogkatastrophe Tausende Tote.