Series: Air Raid Damage and Shelter Policy Committee, 1940-1942.
Taylor Kenkel
A file of the meeting minutes and memoranda of the Air Raid Damage and Shelter Policy Committee. The documents cover the period from September 1940 to December 1942, and include weekly reports on damage to infrastructure and communications across the United Kingdom. Subjects covered include air-raid shelter provision, amenities, and conditions; the use of tube stations as shelters; communal feeding facilities; and evacuation. The reports detail damage to housing and provisions for the homeless; damage to water supplies and sewerage; damage to food storage and production plants; damage to food stocks; and damage to Ministry of Supply factories. The file also covers the impact of air raids on transportation, including railways, the London Underground, ports, roads, and waterways; the disruption of postal communications and telecommunications; and damage to utilities including gas, electricity, and oil facilities. Detailed breakdowns are provided of stocks of foodstuffs and animal feed, and of the salvage of foodstuffs.
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The National Archives · 13 November 1940 English
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 6TH TO 13TH NOVEMBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). HOMELESS. Numbers up by …
The National Archives · 3 October 1940 English
The Meeting discussed shelter policy and reviewed the progress made since their last meeting. The Meeting agreed as follows:- Cement Supplies. (1) The Minister without Portfolio was invited to submit …
The National Archives · 1 October 1940 English
Summary of Reports on Air Raid Damage for the period 23rd to 30th September, 1940, furnished by the Ministry. of Health. Homeless Persons. Figures for the homeless people in Rest …
The National Archives · 8 October 1940 English
A. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. B. I Brief Analysis of Main Points. (For details see below). Homeless. Numbers down substantially. London Water Supply. Conditions rather more difficult, …
The National Archives · 31 October 1940 English
III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 23RD to 30TH OCTOBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). HOMELESS. Numbers down by 5,000 (approximately 29%). …
The National Archives · 10 October 1940 English
The Meeting continued their discussion on shelter policy and air raid damage. In this latter connection they had before them a Note by the Secretary (circulated on 8th October under …
The National Archives · 22 October 1940 English
LONDON CIVIL DEFENCE REGION. PUBLIC SHELTERS. Progress Report up to 18th October, 1940. Extension of Public Shelter. Since 21st September (the date of the issue of the first circular on …
The National Archives · 19 December 1940 English
A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 11TH TO 18TH DECEMBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). I. HOMELESS. Further reduction in London. 18,000 homeless in Sheffield. II. WATER SUPPLIES. …
The National Archives · 23 October 1940 English
###e ###t ###ve ###ld ###r ###de THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) ###ET. Copy No. ef 2/1/31. 3rd October, 1940. WAR CABINET AIR RAID DAMAGE AND …
The National Archives · 30 September 1940 English
AIR RAID SHELTERS. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. LORD HORDER, G.C.V.O., M.D., MRS. CRESWICK ATKINSON, R.R.C. SIR WYNDHAM DEEDS, C.M.G., D.S.O. DR. M.D. MACKENZIE, M.D. SIR ALEXANDER ROUSE, C.I.E. MR. F.G. …