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 · 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. …
The National Archives · 5 December 1940 English
A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 28TH NOVEMBER TO 4TH DECEMBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). In London numbers down by approximately 760. In the Provinces clearance from …
The National Archives · 24 September 1940 English
THE COMMITTEE had before them a Summary of air raid damage in the period 16th/23rd September, 1940, prepared from reports submitted by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Supply, …
The National Archives · 24 October 1940 English
I. II. III. IV. V. A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 16th - 23rd OCTOBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). HOMELESS. After a sharp rise numbers now about …
The National Archives · 20 November 1940 English
II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 13TH TO 20TH NOVEMBER, 1940. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). HOMELESS PERSONS. Numbers down …
The National Archives · 24 September 1940 English
Summary of reports on Air raid damage for the period 16th - 23rd September, 1940, furnished by the Ministry of Health. Homeless Persons. Figures for the homeless people in rest …
The National Archives · 7 November 1940 English
A. AIR RAID DAMAGE 30TH OCTOBER TO 6TH NOVEMBER. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF MAIN POINTS. (For details see below). HOMELESS. Numbers down by approximately 1,500. WATER SUPPLIES. Less damage during the …
The National Archives · 31 October 1940 English
The meeting had before them a note by the Secretary covering a Summary of Air Raid Damage during the week ending 30th October, 1940, (circulated on 31st October under reference …
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 · 1 October 1940
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 …