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Wartime rations.
(From Leicester Mercury)
Soon after the Second World War started, the quantity of food imported by Britain fell by nearly half due to Germany's efforts to cut off supplies, not only of food but of other goods as well. To combat these shortages, and to ensure that the population at large was protected (and not just the well-off and privileged), the British Government introduced a system of rationing at the beginning of 1940. It began with a National Registration Day on September 29, 1939, when every household had to fill in a form giving details of those living in the house - much like the census. From this information, everyone was issued with an identity card, and the following year ration books and coupons were distributed, giving everyone a fair share. Concessions were given to various groups, such as pregnant women, and those with small children. For the scheme to work successfully, the Government had to control prices.
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