§ 39. Captain Pluggeasked 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. AndersonWhen 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.