A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
RG/23/35
FOOD
By GERTRUDE WAGNER
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INTRODUCTION 1
METHOD 1
SECTION I : Food taken during a typical day 3
Daily intake 3
Average intake 4
Intake at different meals 5
Potatoes and bread 6
Occupational differences 7
Comparison of results, 1942 – 1943 9
SECTION II : Subjective satisfaction with the amount of food consumed 9
Whether food consumed is considered sufficient for keeping fit 10
Analysis of the main foods thought to be missing from the diet by sex and age 10
Comparison with 1942 10
SECTION III: Where meals are eaten 11
Where different meals are eaten 12
Where the midday meal is eaten - by sex, occupation and family size. 12
Canteens 13
- Reasons why they are not used 14
Packed meals 15
- Reasons for taking them 15
- Constituents 16
Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with canteens 16
APPENDIX I . The Sample. 17
APPENDIX II . The Questionnaire 18
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