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1940
8 January - Bacon, butter and sugar
11 March - All meat
July - Tea and margarine
1941
March - Jam
May - Cheese
1 June - Clothing (ended 15 March 1949)
June - Eggs
July - Coal
1942
January - Rice and dried fruit
February - Soap, tinned tomatoes and tinned peas
17 March - Coal, gas and electricity
26 July - Sweets and chocolate
August - Biscuits
1943 - Sausages are rationed
Everyone was allowed 16 points per month to use on what ever food items they wished. This was later increased to 20 points per month. Of course the items purchased still had to be paid for.
Tin of Beans would cost 7d (3p)
Dozen large eggs 1/6 (7.5p)
1lb Pork Sausages 1/3 (6p)
Packet of Scott's porage oats 1lb pack 4 1/2d (2.5p) 2lb pack 9p (4p)
Small box of washing powder cost 6d (2.5p)
A Mars Bar would cost you sixpence (2.5p)
A Kit Kat cost 2d (1p)
Fry's Chocolate cream bar 1 1/2d (1p)
A small tube of toothpaste cost 6d (2.5p)
Tooth brush 1/3 (6p)
Bar of soap cost on average of 4d (2p)
Toilet rolls 2/3 (11p)
Yardley perfume from 2/6 to 42/- (12.5p - £2.10)
Yardley Talcum powder 1/2 (6p)
Lipstick 6/6 (32.5p)
Satin-serge dress 36/11 (£1.84.5p)
Mans suit from 55/- (£2.75)
Mans pullover 8/9 (44p)
Mans Shirt 8/9 (44p)
Mens shoes 17/9 (89p)
Boys short trousers flannel suit 24/6 (£1.22.5)
Daily News Paper 1d (2d on a sunday)