LONDON'S FLOOD
FEEDING THE HOMELESS (A.P.A. and "Sun.") (Kcceived 9th Januarj-, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Bth January. Hundreds of homeless, hungry, and scantily-clad people, including many children, crowded to tho relief depot, where Londoners and firms are sending gifts of food and clothing. Nearly a thousand homes are uninhabitable owing to the water carrying in creosote and tar from riverside mills. The majority of the bedding is ruined, and laundries have been commandeered to cleanse it. The damage in Bermondsey is estimated at £100,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 6, 9 January 1928, Page 10
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83LONDON'S FLOOD Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 6, 9 January 1928, Page 10
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