History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series
Edited by W. K. Hancock
Problems of Social Policy
By Richard M. Titmuss
London 1950
HMSO
Table of Contents
Part I: The Expected War
Chapter 1: The Expected Attack
Chapter 2: The Expected Consequences
Physical Casualties—Material Damage—Social Distress, Disorganisation and Loss of Morale
Chapter 3: Preparations: Evacuation
Chapter 4: Preparations: The Care of the Homeless
Chapter 5: Preparations: The Emergency Medical Service
Introduction—The Central Problems of Planning—Hospitals before the War—From Plans to Preparations
Part II: The Invisible War
Chapter 7: Evacuation: The Exodus
Chapter 8: Evacuation: The Reception
Chapter 9: The Phase of Uncertainty: September 1939–May 1940
Chapter 10: Evacuation and the Social Services: September 1939–May 1940
Disorganisation and Discontinuity—Problems of Administration and Finance—Ebb Tide of Evacuation
Chapter 11: Hospitals in Transition: September 1939–May 1940
Conflicting Needs—Progress and Consolidation—Towards a Better Balance
Chapter 12: Digression on Local Government Boundaries
Nature of the Problem—First Example: Residential Nurseries—Second Example: Health and Welfare Services—Review
Part III: The Battles
Chapter 13: The Encircling Front
Chapter 14: The Challenge of London’s Homeless
Deficiencies in Preparation—Crisis in London Country—Crisis in London Region—Resettlement of the Homeless—Review
Chapter 15: The Attack on the Ports and Provincial Cities
Chapter 16: Arithmetic of Stress
Chapter 17: Arithmetic of Strain
Part IV: The Long Years
Chapter 18: Evacuation: Second Movement
Chapter 19: Social Care in the Reception Areas
Welfare Services—Children’s Hostels and Social Workers—Social and Economic Aspects of Billeting
Chapter 20: Families in Trouble
Chapter 21: Evacuation: The Last Phase
Evacuation Movements 1942–44—The Return Home
Chapter 22: Hospitals in Demand
The Test of 1940–41—Problems of Distribution and Voluntary Hospital Finance
Chapter 23: Hospitals for War Victims
Quality of Hospital Provision—Scope and Quality of the Emergency Medical Service
Chapter 24: Hospitals for the Sick
Two Basic Problems—The Position of the Civilian Sick—The Price Paid—Towards a National Hospital Service
Chapter 25: Unfinished Business
The Social Services: Decision and Development
Wartime Health: Complexities and Contradictions
Appendices
Appendix 1: Items in the Planning of Evacuation (Chapter III)
Appendix 2: Voluntary Evacuation on the Outbreak of War (Chapter VII)
Appendix 3: Unaccompanied schoolchildren evacuated in 1939 (Chapter VII)
Appendix 4: Proportion of mothers and children evacuated in 1939 (Chapter VII)
Appendix 5: Proportion of evacuees received to numbers expected in 1939 (Chapter VII)
Appendix 7: Weight of Bombs dropped on the United Kingdom during 1939–45 (Chapter XVI)
Appendix 8: Civilian Casualties in Gt. Britain caused by enemy action during 1939–45 (Chapter XVI)
Appendix 9: Government Evacuation Scheme. Total number billeted during 1939–45 (Chapter XVIII)
Appendix 10: Government Evacuation Scheme. Total number evacuated 1939–41 (Chapter XVIII)
Appendix 11: Government Evacuation Scheme. Total number evacuated 1914–45 (Chapter XVIII)