§ 14. Mr. KELLAWAYasked the Home Secretary the total number of casualties in Great Britain caused by hostile attacks from the sea and from the air since the outbreak of war up to the present date?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Herbert Samuel)The total casualties caused by hostile attacks from the sea and from the air in Great Britain since the outbreak of war up to the present date are as follows: In the three attacks from the sea 141 persons were killed, including 61 men, 40 women, and 40 children, and 611 persons were injured. In the forty-four air raids 409 persons were killed, including 222 men, 114 women, and 73 children, and 1,005 persons were injured. These figures differ slightly from the totals of those published from time to time, owing to the fact that some persons reported as injured subsequently died and a few additional cases of injury of a minor character not known to the police at the time were afterwards reported.
§ Sir J. WALTONCan the right hon. Gentleman state the number of civilians on the one hand and of military on the other?
§ Mr. SAMUELI have not the figures of the number of soldiers and sailors killed, but they were only a comparatively small fraction of the total.