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A file of the meeting minutes and memoranda of the Air Raid Damage and Shelter Policy Committee. The documents cover the period from September 1940 to December 1942, and include weekly reports on damage to infrastructure and communications across the United Kingdom. Subjects covered include air-raid shelter provision, amenities, and conditions; the use of tube stations as shelters; communal feeding facilities; and evacuation. The reports detail damage to housing and provisions for the homeless; damage to water supplies and sewerage; damage to food storage and production plants; damage to food stocks; and damage to Ministry of Supply factories. The file also covers the impact of air raids on transportation, including railways, the London Underground, ports, roads, and waterways; the disruption of postal communications and telecommunications; and damage to utilities including gas, electricity, and oil facilities. Detailed breakdowns are provided of stocks of foodstuffs and animal feed, and of the salvage of foodstuffs.