Standard rationing during the Second World War Rationing in the United Kingdom

1 standard rationing during second world war

1.1 food rations
1.2 army , merchant marine rations
1.3 special civilian rations
1.4 weekly supplementary allowances of rationed foods invalids
1.5 non-food rations

standard rationing during second world war

the standard rations during second world war follows. quantities per week unless otherwise stated.

food rations

army , merchant marine rations

1s 2d bought 1 lb 3 oz (540 g) of meat. offal , sausages rationed 1942 1944. when sausages not rationed, meat needed make them scarce contained high proportion of bread. eggs rationed , allocated ordinary consumers available ; in 1944 thirty allocations of 1 egg each made. children , invalids allowed 3 week; expectant mothers 2 on each allocation.

1 egg per week or 1 packet (makes 12 ersatz eggs) of egg powder per month (vegetarians allowed 2 eggs)
plus, 24 points 4 weeks tinned , dried food.

arrangements made vegetarians other goods substituted rations of meat.

milk supplied @ 3 imp pt (1.7 l) each week priority expectant mothers , children under 5; 3.5 imp pt (2.0 l) under 18; children unable attend school 5 imp pt (2.8 l), invalids 14 imp pt (8.0 l). each consumer received 1 tin of milk powder (equivalent 8 imperial pints or 4.5 litres) every 8 weeks.

special civilian rations

persons falling within following descriptions allowed 8 oz (230 g) of cheese week in place of general ration of 3 oz (85 g):

vegetarians (meat , bacon coupons must surrendered)
underground mine workers
agricultural workers holding unemployment insurance books or cards bearing stamps marked agriculture
county roadmen
forestry workers (including fellers , hauliers)
land drainage workers (including catchment board workers)
members of auxiliary force of women s land army
railway train crews (including crews of shunting engines not including dining car staffs)
railway signalmen , permanent way men have not access canteen facilities
certain types of agricultural industry workers (workers employed on threshing machines, tractor workers not included in agricultural unemployment insurance stamp scheme, hay pressers , trussers).

weekly supplementary allowances of rationed foods invalids

non-food rations

clothing

there 66 points clothing per year, in 1942 cut 48 , in 1943 36, , in 1945 24. in 1945, overcoat (wool , lined) 18 coupons; man s suit, 26–29 (according lining); men s shoes, 9; women s shoes, 7; woollen dresses, 11. children aged 14–16 got 20 more coupons. clothing rationing points used wool, cotton , household textiles. people had points work clothes, such overalls factory work. no points required second-hand clothing or fur coats, prices fixed. before rationing lace , frills popular on knickers these banned material saved. march may 1942 austerity measures introduced restricted number of buttons, pockets , pleats (among other things) on clothes.

clothes rationing ended on 15 march 1949.

soap

all types of soap rationed. coupons allotted weight or (if liquid) quantity. in 1945, ration gave 4 coupons each month; babies , workers , invalids allowed more. coupon yield:

4 oz (113 g) bar hard soap
3 oz (85 g) bar toilet soap
⁄2 oz (14 g) no. 1 liquid soap
6 oz (170 g) soft soap
3 oz (85 g) soap flakes
6 oz (170 g) powdered soap


fuel

the fuel , lighting (coal) order 1941 came force in january 1942. central heating prohibited in summer months . domestic coal rationed 15 long hundredweight (1,680 lb; 762.0 kg) in london , south of england; 20 long hundredweight (2,240 lb; 1,016 kg) rest (the southern part of england having milder climate). kinds of coal such anthracite not rationed, , in coal-mining areas eagerly gathered in great depression (see road wigan pier).

paper

newspapers limited september 1939, @ first 60% of pre-war consumption of newsprint. paper supply came under no 48 paper control order, 4 september 1942 , controlled ministry of production. 1945 newspapers limited 25% of pre-war consumption. wrapping paper goods prohibited.

the paper shortage made more difficult usual authors work published. in 1944, george orwell wrote:

in mr stanley unwin s recent pamphlet publishing in peace , war, interesting facts given quantities of paper allotted government various purposes. here present figures:

a particularly interesting detail out of 100,000 tons allotted stationery office, war office gets no less 25,000 tons, or more whole of book trade put together. ... @ same time paper books short hackneyed classic liable out of print, many schools short of textbooks, new writers no chance start , established writers have expect gap of year or 2 years between finishing book , seeing published.

other

whether rationed or not, many consumer goods became difficult obtain because of shortage of components. examples included razor blades, baby bottles, alarm clocks, frying pans , pots. balloons , sugar cakes birthday parties partially or unavailable. many fathers saved bits of wood build toys christmas presents, , christmas trees impossible obtain due timber rationing.

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