HC Deb 19 September 1940 vol 365 c187
39. Captain Plugge

asked the Home Secretary what action is taken by the police in the case of civilian victims of air raids to notify the next-of-kin who may not live in the town where the raid takes place?

Sir J. Anderson

When a person injured in an air raid is admitted to hospital, a written notification is sent by the hospital to the next-of-kin or other relative named by the injured person. Similarly, in the case of a person killed whose body is removed to a public mortuary, a notification is sent by the local authority to the next-of-kin. In addition, special arrangements have been made in the Metropolitan Police District for the police to notify the relatives of casualties as soon as possible after a raid. All these arrangements apply whether or not the next-of-kin lives in the town where the raid has taken place.