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Child's ration book. 1 January – World War II: Britain calls up 2,000,000 19- to 27-year-olds for military service. 3 January – Unity Mitford, daughter of David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and fervent admirer of Adolf Hitler, having attempted suicide, returns to England from Germany (via Switzerland); she is carried down the gangplank of the cross-channel ferry at Folkestone on a ...
1940 567,710 545,952 21,758 14.1 13.6 0.5 ... Demographics of the United Kingdom; ... United Kingdom Census 2011;
This is a list of countries by population in 1939 (including any dependent, occupied or colonized territories for empires), ... United Kingdom – 47,760,000
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more. There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom – in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland – although they are often co ...
The Census Act 1800 resulted in Great Britain's first modern Census a year later, and other than 1941 a census has been taken every ten years since. [15] The resulting populations of England's towns and cities clearly shows the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the urban population, particularly in the growth of the cities of the north and ...
The United Kingdom home front during World War II covers the political, social and economic history during 1939–1945. The war was expensive and financed through high taxes, selling off assets, and accepting large amounts of Lend Lease from the US and Canada. The US provided $30 billion in munitions, while Canada also contributed aid.
The civilian population of the country was about 50 ... On 8 January 1940, bacon, butter, and sugar were rationed. ... the United Kingdom had become a net exporter ...
In 1940, the Royal Air Force ... About 38 per cent of the United Kingdom population has a university or college degree, which is the highest percentage in Europe, ...