Series: Papers Nos. 1(43) - 119(43)

User icon Taylor Kenkel
23 August 2022
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A file of memoranda, graphs, and statistical information concerning the workings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. The documents discuss the prevalence of various diseases within the British population; attempts to improve the nutrition of Britain's youth by increasing the provision of school meals; and the committee's attempts to increase Britain's industrial workforce by recruiting a significant number of young people. The documents also cover the rationing of various key resources, including paper, meat, and rubber; policy on increasing the number of doctors and nurses available to the British armed forces; the supply of food to Britain from overseas; and the impact of an ongoing famine in India on Britain's food reserves. Other documents comment on the payment of pensions to the families of ex-servicemen; and the implementation of restrictions on the transportation of non-essential" goods on Britain's railways."


The National Archives · 28 January 1943 English

INDEX OF BULK STOCKS OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BASED ON CALORIE VALUES (end-August, 1939 = 100) 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 End-January 93 124 169 145 (a) End-February 94 120 166 …


The National Archives · 27 January 1943 English

TO BE KEPT UNDER LOCK & KEY. It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document. (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS …


The National Archives · 7 January 1943 English

2 17 37 24 5,915 363 862 31 29 71 205 291 (b) (a) ENGLAND AND WALES Notification of Infectious Diseases (a) = London (b) = Rest of England and …


The National Archives · 7 January 1943 English

-2- in a reduced engineering April to August. The total number returned from the Forces and from industry since March now totals over 19,000, compared with an estimate of 11,300 …


The National Archives · 16 March 1943 English

THE PRESENT STATE OF NUTRITION 1. In war-time, problems of nutrition are not easily separated ### new factors which influence health. The Ministry of Health has ###ssess the state of …


The National Archives · 17 January 1943 English

July, regarded as a safe minimum. the of 27 million tons as been taken 2 We therefore see no reason for departing last the aggregate requirement for imports into from …


The National Archives · 24 February 1943 English

TO BE & KEY. It is requested that may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document. (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) KEPT UNDER …


The National Archives · 23 April 1943 English

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 1943 1942 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. in million £. Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 94.0 113.9 117.7 108.5 98.3 Raw materials …


The National Archives · 11 February 1943 English

MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT BY THE MINISTER OF FUEL AND POWER December, 1942. ###DUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT 1. The average output of saleable coal in the four weeks ended 26th December, 1942, …


The National Archives · 23 March 1943 English

(Fats) 2. III. LEND/LEASE SUPPLIES. Lend/Lease supplies (of U.S. origin) to the U.K. increased from the low level of 61 thousand net tons in January to 98 thousand net tons …