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SUMMARY OF DAMAGE IN PERIOD 5.8.42 to 12.8.42.

12 Aug 1942

B. DETAILED SUMMARY OF AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE PERIOD 5TH-12TH AUGUST, 1942. I. HOMELESS. At Bodmin on 7th August, a daylight raid resulted in 200 people being rendered homeless. In the Cullercoats District of Tynemouth on the 9th August H.E. demolished a rest centre and damaged another, necessitating the opening of a school for use as a rest centre. At Worthing on 10th August 62 people were accommodated in rest centres as a result of U.X.B. and incendiaries, In Scotland 400 people were accommodated in rest centres in Edinburgh, largely as the result of an U.
retail public health electricity infrastructure housing water supply drainage factories industry gas postal communications railways sanitation sewerage oil homelessness bombing food supplies edinburgh truro confectionary damage to property cambridge leeds air raids tynemouth nationwide kingston upon hull cardiff littlehampton bomb damage disruption to services seaford shoreham hove worthing aberdeen pontefract air raid damage committee rest centres colchester bridport st andrews bodmin yeovil
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/23/116
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/23
Former Department Reference
ARD(42) 33
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.116
Keywords
Air Raids Bomb Damage Confectionary Drainage Electricity Factories Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Oil Postal Communications Public Health Railways Rest Centres Retail Sanitation Sewerage Water Supply
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Aberdeen Bodmin Bridport Cambridge Cardiff Colchester Edinburgh Hove Kingston upon Hull Leeds Littlehampton Pontefract Seaford Shoreham St Andrews Truro Tynemouth Worthing Yeovil
Organizations Discussed
Air Raid Damage Committee
Pages
3
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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