000103

Description

A file of documents relating to the results of civil defence measures in the North-Eastern District of the Metropolitan Police District of London after an air raid. Subjects covered in the file include the extent of the bomb damage; the conduct of the public; public morale; poor living conditions in public shelters due to overcrowding; provisions for the newly homeless, including food and billeting provisions; the effectiveness of the A.R.P. services; the impact on pedestrian and motor traffic, including tunnels; and the military targets of the enemy and the success of decoys. Other subjects discussed include issues with the watching system in factories, including the need to be prepared for casualties; the failure to obscure lights in buildings; the use of police car sirens as warnings; the cooperation of the police with A.R.P. services; the evacuation of residents, including children; communal cooking; the closure of shops; and growing unemployment due to damaged factories.

Keywords

accommodation, air raids, aircraft, air-raid precautions, air-raid shelters, air-raid wardens, air-raid warnings, bedding, billeting, blackout, bomb damage, buses, children, civil defence, civilian casualties, communal feeding, demolition, emergency procedures, evacuation, factories, family, finance, fires, food preparation, food supplies, high-explosive bombs, homelessness, housing, incendiary bombs, industry, infrastructure, lighting, local authorities, meals, motor vehicles, overcrowding, police, poverty, prices, public morale, public transport, railways, rescue, reserve stocks, retail, roads, Sir John Anderson, social class, standard of living, storage, The Blitz, traffic, transportation, unemployment, unexploded bombs, volunteers, welfare