Milk Consumption

HC Deb 25 March 1948 vol 448 c384W

Mr. Hastings

asked the Minister of Food what was the average consumption of liquid milk per head in England and Wales in 1938 and in 1947, respectively.

Mr. Strachey

The average consumption per head is estimated at three pints per week in 1938 and 4⅝ pints in 1947, an increase of over 50 per cent.