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SUMMARY OF DAMAGE IN PERIOD 24.6.42 to 1.7.42.

1 Jul 1942

Defence Region or in Scotland. B. DETAILED SUMMARY OF AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE PERIOD 24TH JUNE TO 1ST JULY, 1942. I. HOMELESS. At Norwich a sharp attack on Saturday, 27th June, necessitated the opening of six rest centres for the accommodation of 220 people. An administrative centre was opened at the City Hall. At Stoke Newington on 25th June a U.X.B. (believed to have- been dropped on the 15th June, 1941) was discovered and approximately 300 people were evacuated to three rest centres. The centres were closed on the 29th June.
agriculture retail public health electricity infrastructure housing water supply drainage cereals agricultural production barley bread canals eggs factories industry gas postal communications railways roads sanitation sewerage telecommunications oil homelessness beer alcohol dairy bombing margarine food supplies whitby southampton damage to property peterborough brighton air raids communal feeding nationwide kettering great yarmouth weymouth bomb damage disruption to services norwich nuneaton weston-super-mare stoke newington british restaurants air raid damage committee rest centres
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/23/110
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/23
Former Department Reference
ARD(42) 27
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.110
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Air Raids Alcohol Barley Beer Bomb Damage Bread British Restaurants Canals Cereals Communal Feeding Dairy Drainage Eggs Electricity Factories Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Margarine Oil Postal Communications Public Health Railways Rest Centres Retail Roads Sanitation Sewerage Telecommunications Water Supply
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Brighton Great Yarmouth Kettering Norwich Nuneaton Peterborough Southampton Stoke Newington Weston-super-Mare Weymouth Whitby
Organizations Discussed
Air Raid Damage Committee
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Air Raid Damage and Shelter Policy Committee. Meetings 1(40) - 12(40); Papers 1(40) - 18(40), 11 Sept-12 Dec 1940; Papers 1(41) - 52(41), 2 Jan-24 Dec 1941; Papers 1(42) - 53(42), 1 Jan-Dec 30 1942
Themes
Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services

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