Rationing in the United Kingdom / Ministry of Food.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Food
Date:
[1949?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Rationing in the United Kingdom / Ministry of Food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    R.G.44. SPECIAL COUPON PAGE Used by underground coalminers to obtain the additional allowance of meat to which they have been entitled since November 3rd, 1946. R.G.48. SPECIAL oR EXTRA RATION OR PRIORITY FORM Used for special or extra rations or priorities: e.g. special cheese ration for vege- tarians, diabetics and certain groups of workers for whom no catering facilities are available ; extra rations for certain invalids ; or priority supplies of milk or eggs to invalids. Age Groups. Changeover of Ration Books. When a child reaches the age at which attendance at school is compulsory, the R.B.2 ration book is withdrawn and exchanged for an R.B.4 ration book. (This arrangement came into effect on July 21st, 1946.) Services Ration Documents : R.B.1(R.N.). Royat Navy This book, which has the same contents (except a reference leaf) as R.B.1, is used by shore-established or billeted personnel of the Royal Navy. R.B.8A. LEAVE oR Duty RATION CARD This card is used by Services personnel on leave or detached duty for periods of between 24 and 72 hours. The quantities of food available against it are generally half the weekly rations, but it contains no coupons for eggs or soap. The coupon marked ‘‘ K”’ is given a proportionate points value. R.B.8R. and R.B.3.X Duty RATION CARDS These cards are used in-conjunction by members of the Forces who are not fed in Service messes and who are able to register with retailers in the same way as a civilian consumer. R.B.8X gives particulars of registration with retailers and contains extra meat coupons for personnel billeted with subsistence. R.B.8R contains coupons, covering four weeks, for the ordinary, points, and soap rationing schemes. . Except for extra allowances of meat in some cases, members of the Forces holding these cards receive the civilian scale of rations. Currency of the Ration Documents — The present series of Ration Books, R.B.1, R.B.2, R.B.4 and R.B.6 have a currency of fifty-two weeks. The period of validity of the other ration documents varies according to their purposes ; k.B.8X lasts until the end of the rationing year. R.B.7 lasts throughout pregnancy. Issue of Ration Documents The issue of the first edition of Ration Books R.B.1 and R.B.2 was based on the National Registration Schedules compiled in October, 1939, which were handed over by the National Registration Authorities to the Local Food Executive Officers for insertion of the names, addresses and National Registration numbers on the covers of the books. The books were distributed by post. The second, third and fourth editions were also issued by post, on receipt of the reference leaf postcards contained in the books current at the time, which each holder of a book posted to his local Feod Office. | The following method of distribution has been adopted for subsequent editions. The ration books are issued upon presentation at the distribution centre, either in person or by proxy, of the identity card and current ration book with page 4 filled in. The public are invited to attend at the centre according to locally published programmes. Up to 1949, the annual distribution of new ration books took place during June and
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