HC Deb 02 April 1917 vol 92 c933W
Mr. BILLING

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what, in the opinion of the Ministry, constitutes the principal food essentials for the working class?

Captain BATHURST

The principal elements in the diet of the working classes, in normal times, are in the order stated: Bread and cereal flour, meat (including bacon), sugar, potatoes.

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