Appendix 10: Government Evacuation Scheme
Estimated number of persons evacuated on organised parties or assisted with travel vouchers and billeting allowances between September 1939 and September 1941 in Great Britain1
(Chapter XVIII)
| Period | Unaccompanied children | Mothers and children | Children under five evacuated to nurseries | Expectant mothers evacuated under the special scheme | Teachers and helpers | Other classes (homeless persons, etc.) | Total |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| September 1939 | 797,000 | 524,000 | 7,400 | 12,700 | 103,000 | ,7000 | 1,451,000 |
| September 1939 to April 1940 | 36,000 | – | – | 575 | – | – | 36,575 |
| May to 1st August 1940 | 213,000 | Included in column 7 | – | – |
9,0002 |
56,000 | 278,000 |
|
Children’s Overseas Reception Board evacuation (summer 1940)3 |
2,664 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,664 |
| 1st August 1940 to February 1941 | 120,000 | 565,000 | – | – | – | 262,000 | 947,000 |
| February to September 1941 | 120,400 |
173,0004 |
– | – | – |
–5 |
293,400 |
| September 1939 to September 1941 | – | – | 4,000 | – | – | – | 4,000 |
| May 1940 to June 1941 | – | – | – |
20,7006 |
– | – | 20,700 |
| 1,289,064 | 1,262,000 | 11,400 | 33,975 | 112,000 | 325,000 |
3,033,4397 |