000097
Description
A file of documents relating to the City of Westminster Food Control Committee. Subjects covered in the file include the administration of the committee, including the recruitment of staff, its financial arrangements, and plans for future committee meetings; the licensing of catering, retail, and residential establishments and institutions, including street traders, canteens, cafés, restaurants, clubs, and shops; and commodity food provisions, including dairy, meat, sugar, fruit, bread, fish, and potatoes. Other subjects discussed include the provision of ration documents and emergency food supplies; prosecutions for the infringement of rationing orders; the maximum prices of rationed foods; the provision of ration books; the domestic and foreign sourcing of food; special provisions for the holidays; the establishment of cooking classes and demonstrations; the preservation of food; and special provisions for certain groups, including manufacturers, workers, Home Guard and civil defence personnel, and those with special diets.
Keywords
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