The Meeting reviewed the situation created by the intensive bombing of the last few days. The information regarding the position may be summarised as follows:- ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES. Four power stations had been damaged in greater London, but the only serious interruption had been in Fulham where supplies of current in the area affected had been fully restored from the grid that day. Two grid sub-stations had been damaged and there had been considerable damage to transmission and distribution systems in the East End of London.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ) Region 5: London
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/23/3
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/23
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(40) 1st Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.003
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Drainage Electricity Evacuation Fires Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Ports Railways Rest Centres Water Supply
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Barking Beckton Essex Fulham Hammersmith London Silvertown Wapping
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Damage to Property Disruption to Services
