On This Day, 18 March 1918

Birmingham Daily Post

Monday 18 March 1918

BACON QUEUES IN BIRMINGHAM.

Queues were still to be seen in Birmingham on Saturday, but the largest of them were found at grocers’ and pork shops, where bacon was on sale. The scenes outside the butchers’ shops, in most instances, were nearly normal. A butcher is not allowed to sell pork, offal, or suet except under the conditions under which he sells other butchers’ meat—that is to say, his sales of pork, offal and suet most be confined to his regular customers. A retailer who does not sell any butchers’ meat other than pork is not compelled to restrict his sales of pork, offal, or suet to registered customers. It will accordingly be unnecessary for customers to register with pork butchers or offal retailers.

The Birmingham Food Control Committee have directions to supply soldiers for overseas with an authorisation to procure 8oz. of meat daily. The same is made to certain classes of soldiers stationed in this country. The members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps due for oversea are to be provided with 6oz. of meat.