70. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Health the number of women and children that have been evacuated from the county of Durham, the areas from which they were drawn, and the number that have returned home?
§ Mr. ElliotAs the reply contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The total numbers of unaccompanied children, and mothers with young children evacuated from the evacuable areas in the County of Durham are:
| Unaccompanied children | 29,700 |
| Accompanied children | 6,100 |
| Mothers | 3,600 |
§ The areas from which these persons were evacuated are:
- Gateshead C.B.
- South Shields C.B.
- Sunderland C.B.
- West Hartlepool C.B.
- Hartlepools B.
- Jarrow B.
- Felling U.D.
- Hebburn U.D.
- Whickham U.D.
§ The numbers who have since returned to the evacuable areas are, so far as can be estimated:
| Unaccompanied children | 15,200 |
| Accompanied children | 5,200 |
| Mothers | 3,100 |