HyperWar: Problems of Social Policy [Appendix 11]

APPENDIX 11

Government Evacuation Scheme

Estimated number of persons evacuated in organised parties or assisted with travel vouchers and billeting allowances between September 1941 and the end of the war in Gt. Britain.¹

(Chapter XVIII)

Period Unaccompanied children Mothers and children Children under five evacuated to nurseries Expectant mothers evacuated under the special scheme Teachers and helpers Other class (homeless persons, etc.) Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

September 1941 to March 1942 (England and Scotland) 5,300 300 — — — — 5,600

September 1941 to end of war (Scotland)² — — — — — — 6,500

September 1941 to end of war (London) — — 24,500 — — — 24,500

January 1941 to end of war (provincial cities) — — 4,000 — — — 4,000

July 1941 to end of 1945 (England) — — — 140,000 — — 140,000

September 1939 to end of war (Scotland) — — — 4,700 — — 4,700

July to September 1944 (organised parties from Metropolitan evacuation areas) 101,000 183,000 — — — — 284,000

July to September 1944 (organised parties from South-east England evacuation area) 12,000 11,600 — — — — 23,600

July to September 1944 (assisted private evacuation from Metropolitan areas) — 471,000 — 4,600 — 51,400 527,000

July to September 1944 (assisted private evacuation from South-east England)³ — — — — — — 25,000

118,300 665,900 28,500 149,300 —⁴ 51,400⁵ 1,044,900

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Footnotes

¹ Including mothers, children and other classes evacuated to hostels, group homes, residential nurseries, camp schools and other institutions, but excluding most of those who were helped with travel vouchers and who found their own accommodation for which billeting allowances were not paid.

² No figures are available for the period September 1941 to July 1944 of the number evacuated under the assisted private schemes.

³ No figures are available to show division of total.

⁴ No figures are available for the period from September 1941 onwards.

⁵ No figures are available for the period up to July 1944.

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Period	Unaccompanied children	Mothers and children	Children under five evacuated to nurseries	Expectant mothers evacuated under the special scheme	Teachers and helpers	Other class (homeless persons, etc.)	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
September 1941 to March 1942 (England and Scotland)	5,300	300	—	—	—	—	5,600
September 1941 to end of war (Scotland)²	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,500
September 1941 to end of war (London)	—	—	24,500	—	—	—	24,500
January 1941 to end of war (provincial cities)	—	—	4,000	—	—	—	4,000
July 1941 to end of 1945 (England)	—	—	—	140,000	—	—	140,000
September 1939 to end of war (Scotland)	—	—	—	4,700	—	—	4,700
July to September 1944 (organised parties from Metropolitan evacuation areas)	101,000	183,000	—	—	—	—	284,000
July to September 1944 (organised parties from South-east England evacuation area)	12,000	11,600	—	—	—	—	23,600
July to September 1944 (assisted private evacuation from Metropolitan areas)	—	471,000	—	4,600	—	51,400	527,000
July to September 1944 (assisted private evacuation from South-east England)³	—	—	—	—	—	—	25,000
	118,300	665,900	28,500	149,300	—⁴	51,400⁵	1,044,900