Appendix 9: Government Evacuation Scheme
Total number billeted in all areas
(Chapter XVIII)
England and Wales | Scotland | Total for Great Britain (all classes) | |||||||||
Unaccompanied children | Mothers and children | Teachers and helpers |
Other adults.1 |
All classes | Unaccompanied children | Mothers and children | Teachers and helpers | Other adults | All classes | ||
September 1939 | 765,000 | 426,500 | 89,000 | 18,000 | 1,298,500 | 62,000 | 99,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 | 175,000 | 1,476,500 |
January 1940 | 420,000 | 56,000 | 43,400 | 3,380 | 522,780 | 37,600 | 8,900 | 3,100 | 200 | 49,800 | 572,580 |
August 1940 | 421,000 | 57,000 | 27,000 | 14,00 | 519,000 | 17,900 | 7,400 | 1,600 | 100 | 27,000 | 546,000 |
February 1941 | 480,500 | 571,000 | 25,000 |
262,2002 |
1,338,700 | 11,800 | 15,700 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
30,0003 |
1,368,700 |
September 1941 | 435,700 | 450,000 | 21,000 | 157,000 | 1,063,700 | 25,600 | 85,000 | 1,300 | 29,700 |
141,6004 |
1,205,300 |
March 1942 | 332,000 | 279,000 | 18,000 | 109,000 | 738,000 | 18,400 | 47,400 | 1,400 | 13,400 | 80,600 | 818,600 |
September 1942 | 236,000 | 196,000 | 13,000 | 85,000 | 530,000 | 13,600 | 31,500 | 1,200 | 8,200 |
54,5005 |
584,500 |
March 1943 | 181,000 | 148,000 | 9,000 | 68,000 | 406,000 | 9,500 | 23,000 | 1,000 | 6,500 |
40,0006 |
446,000 |
September 1943 | 137,000 | 124,000 | 6,400 | 55,000 | 322,400 | 7,800 | 18,800 | 900 | 5,500 |
33,0007 |
355,400 |
March 1944 | 124,000 | 132,000 | 5,400 | 58,000 | 319,400 | 6,000 | 15,700 | 700 | 7,600 |
30,0008 |
349,400 |
September 1944 | 284,000 | 601,000 | 6,800 | 121,000 | 1,012,800 | 5,100 | 15,900 | 400 | 6,000 |
27,4009 |
1,040,200 |
March 1945 | 132,000 | 234,000 | 4,000 | 59,000 | 438,000 | 1,700 | 11,200 | 100 | 3,200 |
16,20010 |
454,200 |
September 1945 | 13,250 | – | – | – | 13,250 | 150 | 3,550 | – | 1,800 |
5,50011 |
18,750 |