Rationing in the United Kingdom warfare to try to starve Britain into submission. To meet this threat, voluntary rationing was introduced in February 1917. Bread was subsidised from September that year; prompted by local authorities taking matters into their own hands, compulsory rationing was introduced in stages between December 1917 and February 1918 as Britain's supply of wheat decreased to just six weeks' worth. To help the process, ration books were introduced in July 1918 for butter, margarine, lard, meat, and sugar. For the most part, rationing benefited the health of the country. During the war, average energy intake decreased by only 3%, but protein
Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games for the medals group, while the rest played for the 5th-7th places. Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 28 September. The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 7 countries participated. The tournament was won by the defending champions, Israel. As part of the closing ceremony, the host and winner, Israel, played an exhibition match against a selected team from the other competing nations. The match, that was played over two halves of 20 minutes, ended goalless. The seven teams were divided into