The Docks in the Second World War
Questioning the Evidence (2)
B: The Cockney is Bloody but Unbowed says Hannen Swaffer
The Cockney can take it! East London paused, for a moment yesterday, to lick its wounds after what had been planned by Hitler as a night of terror.
But it carried on.
During a five-hour tour of the bombed area I met only one disgruntled person - a youth who complained that in his district there were not enough shelters.
'Have you joined the ARP?' asked the official standing by my side.
'No. but...' 'Then join us and get it put right, otherwise don't grumble!'
Elsewhere I saw only a quiet calm that amazed me. Even the homeless chatted smilingly in the schoolroom in which they had been housed...
No Panic Signs
During the night, a bomb fell in a hospital. Immediately 50 patients - 28 stretcher cases and 22 in chairs - had to be moved to a hospital some miles away. Even then there was no sign of panic.
Daily Herald, 9 September 1940.
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