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CD - City of Westminster Civil Defence Records
1 - Civil Defence Planning
2 - Report Centre Records of Incidents
1 - Message forms used at report centres recording details of incidents as they occurred.
2 - Plotting Officer's Log Book, recording incident no, date, type of bomb and location.
3 - `Permanent record book' -
4 - File of reports and list of incidents occurring during the bombing raids.
5 - Register of incident nos 1-1488
6 - Register of incident nos 1489-1909
7 - `A' report centre log book
8 - `A' report centre log book
9 - Incendiary bomb reports nos 1-600.
10 - Incendiary bomb reports nos 601-1000.
11 - Incendiary bomb reports nos 1001-1192.
12 - Register of [incendiary bomb] incidents nos 1-1654, recording date, time and location of incident.
13 - Fly and first flare reports.
14 - Register of AA shells, giving date, sector no, location and time
15 - Q.R.CD [Qualified Reconnaissance Civil Defence] record of incidents and action taken.
16 - Record book of unexploded bombs
17 - Situation reports - brief daily reports detailing recovery of bodies after raids and the work of the recovery services.
18 - Register of fires notified to telephone exchanges.
19 - Census total book:
20 - Analysis book of bombs, casualties and alerts, recording number of people killed or injured and nos and types of bombs.
21 - List of premises (schools, hotels, businesses etc) damaged
22 - Reports of total number of air raid casualties in the Metropolitan Police district.
23 - Loose papers of statistics:
24 - Alphabetical card index of Westminster streets, recording date, place and incident number of any damage done by bombing raids.
3 - Organisational and operational Records of Report Centres
4 - Records Relating to Personnel at Report Centres
5 - Records relating to Civil Defence Equipment
6 - Duplicated Circulars concerning ARP and CD work
7 - Photograph albums of incidents
8 - Photographs of incidents
9 - Photographs of Civil Defence recruitment, organisation and vehicles
10 - Photographs of Civil Defence training exercises in the City of Westminster
11 - Photographs of Civil Defence training exercises in other areas of London
12 - Photographs of groups Westminster ARP Post Wardens
13 - Photographs of the treatment and transport of casualties
14 - Photographs of Westminster medical centres and personnel
15 - Photographs of official occasions and inspections
16 - Photographs of air raid shelters and civilians
17 - Photographs of War Savings and fund-raising campaigns
18 - Photographs of ATC (Air Training Corps)
19 - Front of house set of stills and lobby cards for "The Warning"
20 - Photographs of international conflicts and aircraft
21 - Black and white negatives of incidents
22 - Maps and Plans
23 - Press Cuttings
24 - Pamphlets Issued by Home Office and Ministry of Home Security
25 - Pamphlets Issued by the Ministry of Health
26 - Pamphlets issued by the Office of the Lord Privy Seal
27 - Rules and Orders
28 - Acts
29 - Other Government Publications
30 - Pamphlets issued by the City of Westminster
31 - Other Publications
32 - Objects
2815 - City of Westminster ARP shelter marshal's arm band, with notes concerning reminiscences of shelter marshals in the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive
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