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In addition to these parties considerable numbers of travelvouchers
were issued to mothers with children, aged persons, invalids
and expectant mothers who had made arrangements privately with
relatives in safe areas.
The following table gives the numbers of persons evacuated
under the Scheme and the supervision of your Officers.

* Excluding children (unaccompanied) who were officially
evacuated and dealt with by the Education Department.
The whole of the billeting, temporary rehousing and evacuation
arrangements were carried out successfully by the staff of the Public
Health Department together with a number of voluntary helpers,
many of whom acted as escorts to the places of reception, and to whom
special thanks are due.
These multifarious duties have necessitated a considerable amount
of clerical work and keeping of official records, and I would express
my thanks to Miss V. Slack, Chief Clerk of the Public Health
Department, for the hard work she has loyally and efficiently
performed throughout the War period.
Scheme for Decontamination of Foodstuffs Contaminated by PoisonGas.
In accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Food a
Scheme was prepared for dealing with foods contaminated by
poison-gas. The Pavilion in the Old Deer Park was requisitioned