THE COMMITTEE had before them a Summary of air raid damage in the period 16th/23rd September, 1940, prepared from reports submitted by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Supply, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Food. Billeting and Evacuation. THE MINISTER OF HEALTH made a general statement on the steps being taken to move the population away from those London boroughs where the problems of accommodation were most acute. These included (1) removal of homeless persons from Food and Rest Centres to billets or to Centres in other parts of London including the West End.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 5: London
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/23/6
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/23
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(40) 4th Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.006
- Keywords
- Air Raids Air-raid Shelter Conditions Air-raid Shelters Billeting Bomb Damage Buses Communal Feeding Evacuation Factories Food Shortages Food Supplies Infrastructure London Underground Motor Vehicles Public Transport Railways Reserve Stocks Rest Centres Transportation
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- London West End
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Evacuation Military Activity Home Defence Damage to Property Reception Billeting Transport Travel Air Raid Shelters
