End of food Rationing 1954

Food rationing began in 1940 four months after the start of war and finished almost 9 years after the end of war in 1954

NHS was born in 1948

The government decided to make a health service that was available to all and funded by tax. This is why you can go to see a doctor or go to hospital for free. In the past you could go if you were rich and if you were poor you might not be able to afford it, or if you could it might use up all your money. Aneurin Bevan launched the first hospital in Manchester....