Rationing in the United Kingdom / Ministry of Food.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Food
Date:
[1949?]
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Credit: Rationing in the United Kingdom / Ministry of Food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Vitamins Scheme was renamed the Welfare (Foods) Scheme, and in December it was expanded to allow every expectant mother and every child under five to obtain cheap or free orange juice and cod-liver oil as well as milk. From April, 1943, expectant mothers could obtain Vitamin A and D tablets instead of cod-liver oil if they wished. Developments since 1946 From July 21st, 1946, the Welfare (Foods) Scheme was associated with the Family Allowances Scheme and became known as the Welfare Foods Service. Under the new arrangement milk is supplied at 14d. a pint instead of 2d. (compared with the usual retail price of 5d. a pint), cod-liver oil and vitamin A and D tablets are provided free of charge instead of at 10d. per bottle or packet, and National Dried Milk at 104d. per tin instead of ls. 2d. Orange juice has remained at 5d. a bottle. Both milk (or - National Dried Milk) and orange juice continue to be supplied free of charge in needy cases. Since August Ist, 1947, Vitamin A and D tablets have been supplied without charge to every mother for thirty weeks after confinement. Since April 25th, 1948, National Dried Milk and proprietary infant milk foods have been restricted to infants under one year, but the mothers of infants fed on any of these foods have been entitled to 7 pints of liquid milk at the full price. Coupon Arrangements In the case of milk, the Ration Books of expectant mothers and children under 5 provide the authority for the priority allowances. Separate National Dried Milk coupon books are issued for infants who receive this product instead of liquid milk. Coupons for orange juice and cod-liver oil (or Vitamin A and D tablets in lieu for expectant mothers) are contained in the appropriate Ration Books and must be cut out when the supplies are obtained. A special page of coupons (WF.41) is issued to mothers after confinement. Postage stamps (which can be obtained at Food Offices, sub-Food Offices and some other distribution centres) to the value of 5d. and 104d. respectively must be affixed to the orange juice and National Dried Milk coupons unless free supplies are authorised. Provision for Nurseries Non-residential nurseries have been eligible for free milk (or National Dried Milk), free-cod-liver oil and orange juice at 5d. a bottle since July Ist, 1947. Under this arrangement, the milk allowance for children attending all-day is two-thirds of a pint and for children attending only during the morning or afternoon one-third of a pint. The allowance per child for cod-liver oil is one 6 oz. bottle every twelve weeks and for orange juice one bottle every four weeks. The supplies of milk and vitamin products which the children receive at a day nursery are additional to the allowances to which they are entitled in their homes. Since August Ist, 1947, children aged between 5 and 18 who are disabled mentally or physically and unable to attend school have been entitled to an inclusive allowance of 7 pints of milk a week at 14d. a pint to bring them into line with children who attend school. National Milk Cocoa Scheme Extra protein for young people under 21 years of age who have ceased to benefit under the Milk-in-Schools Scheme is provided in the form of National Milk Cocoa which was first introduced on November 9th, 1943. National Milk Cocoa is supplied in 20 Ib. containers, price 30s. Od. net and 6 lb. containers price 10s. 3d. net for reconstitution and sale as a beverage at a maximum price of 14d. per one-third of a pint. One ounce of powder makes one-third of a pint of the beverage. To begin with, the Scheme applied only to young workers under 18 in industry ; it has since been extended to apply to all workers, students and undergraduates under 21 and to all youth organisations.
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