CHILDREN’S SAFETY
(British Official Wireless.) (Rcc. 12.15 p.m.) RUGBY. April 29. Announcing the declaration of an evacuation area in Plymouth, the Ministry •of Health states that the question was considered last summer and the Ministry did not feel that the step ought to be taken in view of the heavy pressure on reception areas. But the Minister himself visited Plymouth on March 24, shortly after the first of the recent air attacks on the city. “The question was then dismissed on the spot and I agreed that it was not necessary or desirable to take action. The authorities responsible locally have now requested that Plymouth should be made an evacuation area and arrangements are being made to remove school children to the number of about 10,000 from the areas affected as quickly as possible.” This decision places Plymouth in the same category as London and similar places regarded by the Luftwaffe as desirable targets. The evacuation refers only to children of school age and women with, young children.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 7
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168CHILDREN’S SAFETY Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 7
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