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Caring for the 'Bombed Out'

9th October 1940: The local authorities in the East End of London, hardest hit by the Blitz, must care for thousands

Oct 09, 2025
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A row of terraced houses in Stepney Way, east London, completely wrecked by bombs from a German Luftwaffe night bombing raid.
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