Ration Book - meat - Falkirk Council

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Item

Collection

Louden Family Papers/Family & Personal Papers Group

Maker

John Louden

Production date

1919

Secondary production date

1918

Subject person

Monfries, Hector

Subject place

Monfries Shop/Polmont Station/Polmont area

Subject notes

Until 1916 Britain continued to import food mainly from Canada and the United States. However, from 1917 Germany introduced unrestricted submarine warfare and ships carrying food were attacked and sunk. Food prices rose, along with coal which was also in short supply and a system of voluntary rationing was introduced. This was followed by compulsory rationing from February 1918 onwards.

Accession number

A558.021

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Subject category

First World War War Shop Butcher's (Flesher's) Trade Defence; Civil

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Accession number: A557 Record level: Collection Name/title: Louden family papers Production date: 1890-1960 See full details

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Ration Book - meat