HC Deb 18 November 1964 vol 702 cc56-7W
Mr. Stodart

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the estimated amount of meat and poultry, calculated as carcase weight, consumed per head of the United Kingdom population during the years 1938, 1953, 1958 and 1963, respectively.

Mr. Mackie

It is not possible to convert all types of meat into a carcase weight equivalent but in terms of edible weight the estimated totals for carcase meat and offal, bacon and ham, canned meat and poultry, game and rabbits were:

(lb. per head per annum)
Pre-war average (1934–38) … 116.5
1953 … 98.4
1958 … 120.7
1963 … 130.5