ended 16th January, 1943, 110 houses were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and 1,840 houses were damaged but are repairable. 4. FOOD An oilseed crushing mill was hit in London on 17th January and production was held up for one day; about 50 tons of coconut oil were lost. 5. COMMUNICATIONS Ports. A portion of the railway track and timber wagons were destroyed at the South Docks, Sunderland, on 13th/14th January. Four railway trucks were damaged at the Victoria Dock, London, and there were restrictions on river traffic between Albert Bridge and Battersea Bridge, and between Cherry Garden Pier and Wapping River Police Pier, on 17th/18th January.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 5: London Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ) Region 3: North Midlands (Nottingham HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/24/5
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/24
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(43) 3
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000024.005
- Keywords
- Air Raids Electricity Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Oil Ports Postal Communications Railways Rest Centres Roads Water Supply
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Croydon Dover East Ham Kent Lincoln London Northumberland Peckham Silvertown Southwark Sunderland Swanscombe West Ham Woolwich
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
