SZ/OEMU/57/3/5 - [Note on the sociological effect of the air raids on Birmingham and Hull, 7/4/42]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/57/3/5

Level of description

Item

Title

[Note on the sociological effect of the air raids on Birmingham and Hull, 7/4/42]

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

1 leaf

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects

Scope and content

Concentrates mainly on Birmingham. In all the raids, only 2,000 people were killed in Birmingham (.2% of the population). The houses seriously damaged totalled 18,000. Trends for the movement of families within and out of the city are discussed. The interference with work and morale was described as low. Basic services and food supply are mentioned. Migration to the city, and the general population composition are also referred to.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/57 - [OEMU. Casualty Survey. Total effects of air raids, 1938-1961]
    - SZ/OEMU/57/3 - [Casualty survey reports by SZ and J.D. Bernal, 1942]
      - SZ/OEMU/57/3/5 - [Note on the sociological effect of the air raids on Birmingham and Hull, 7/4/42]

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