§ 40. Mr. J. S. C. Reidasked the Minister of Food what was the consumption in Great Britain for the first half of 1947 in pounds per head per annum of each of the kinds of food shown in Table XXVIII; and what was the daily intake for the first half of 1947 of each of the items shown in Table XXIX of the Economic Survey for 1948.
§ Dr. SummerskillAs the answer is rather long, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Figures for the first half of 1947—
| FOOD CONSUMPTION IN UNITED KINGDOM | |
| 1947 1st half. | |
| (lb. per head per annum) | |
| Dairy products (milk solids) | 50.2 |
| Meat (edible weight) | 88.2 |
| Fish, game, and poultry (edible weight) | 33.5 |
| Eggs and egg products (shell egg equivalent) | 24.6 |
| Oils and fats (fat content) | 33.8 |
| Sugar and syrups (sugar content) | 78.2 |
| Potatoes | 296.5 |
| Pulses and nuts | 7.8 |
| Tomatoes and fruit (fresh equivalent) | 102.8 |
| Vegetables | 103.1 |
| Grain products | 241.0 |
| Beverages | 15.4 |
| (daily intake) | |
| Protein— | |
| animal (gms.) | 45.2 |
| vegetable (gms.) | 43.0 |
| total (gms.) | 88.2 |
| Fat (from all sources) (gms.) | 108.3 |
| Visible fat (butter, margarine, lard, etc., fat content) (gms.) | 42.1 |
| Total energy value (calories) | 2,870 |