B. DETAILED SUMMARY OF AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE PERIOD 29TH APRIL TO 6TH MAY, 1942. I. HOMELESS. There were 1,200 homeless after each of the raids on York (28/29th April), Norwich (27/28th April) and Exeter (3/4th May). After the second raid on Norwich (29/30th April) there were between 2,000 and 3,000 homeless. A number of fir### and second line rest centres were put out of action. The centres have been rapidly cleared by evacuation to rest centre### in the surrounding districts and by billeting. For a few nights after the raid on Exeter on the 28th April there were a considerable number of trekkers but these decreased considerably within a few days.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/23/102
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/23
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(42) 19
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.102
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Cocoa Drainage Electricity Factories Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Oil Postal Communications Public Health Railways Rest Centres Roads Sanitation Sewerage Storage Sugar Telecommunications Water Supply
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Bath Cowes Eastbourne Exeter Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Newport Norwich Tyneside York
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 5
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
