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141.
Major Johnson
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether priority will be given to Brighton for the provision of deep air-raid shelters.
Mr. de Freitas
Brighton is one of the areas which will be asked to make a survey
| Region | Increase During October, 1950 | Total Strength at 31st October, 1950 | Strength Per Thousand of Population | |||
| London | … | … | … | 896 | 9,639 | 1·55 |
| North Western | … | … | … | 1,505 | 9,017 | 1·42 |
| Eastern | … | … | … | 1,845 | 8,683 | 2·22 |
| South Eastern | … | … | … | 1,517 | 8,425 | 2·20 |
| Midland | … | … | … | 1,179 | 6,759 | 1·54 |
| South Western | … | … | … | 1,459 | 6,334 | 2·11 |
| Southern | … | … | … | 1,079 | 6,084 | 2·30 |
| North Midland | … | … | … | 668 | 5,328 | 1·56 |
| Northern | … | … | … | 634 | 4,899 | 1·56 |
| North Eastern | … | … | … | 576 | 4,721 | 1·16 |
| Wales | … | … | … | 799 | 3,777 | 1·46 |
| 12,157 | 73,666 | Average for England and Wales 1·69 | ||||