|
Date items went on ration
|
| 29 September 1939 |
National Register set up. Identity cards issued. |
| 8 January 1940 |
Food rationing begins. Bacon, ham, sugar and butter. |
| March 1940 |
Meat rationed. |
| July 1940 |
Tea, margarine, cooking fats and cheese rationed. |
| March 1941 |
Jam, marmalade, treacle and syrup rationed. |
| June 1941 |
Distribution of eggs controlled. |
| August 1941 |
Extra cheese ration for manual
workers introduced. |
| November 1941 |
Distribution of milk controlled. |
| December 1941 |
Points scheme for food
introduced. National dried milk introduced. |
| January 1942 |
Rice and dried fruit added to
points system. |
| February 1942 |
Canned tomatoes and peas. |
| April 1942 |
Breakfast cereals and condensed milk
added to points system. |
| June 1942 |
American dried egg powder on sale. |
| July 1942 |
Sweets rationed. |
| August 1942 |
Biscuits added to points system. |
| December 1942 |
Oat flakes added to points
system. |
| December 1944 |
Extra tea allowance for 70 year olds and over introduced. |
| January 1945 |
Whalemeat and snoek available for sale. |
| July 1946 |
Bread rationed. |
