1st Edition

The Making of the Modern British Diet

Edited By Derek J. Oddy, Derek S. Miller Copyright 1976
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Food is the physiological basis of man’s existence but is also an expression of a society’s culture and may play many roles other than physiological in terms of both personal and group relationships. Originally published in 1976, The Making of the Modern British Diet focusses on the role of food during industrialisation and urbanisation in Britain. Part One contains a series of commodity... Read more

Contributors.  1. Editors’ Introduction  Part One: The Supply of Food  2. Nutrition, Technology and the Growth of the British Biscuit Industry, 1820-1900 T. A. B. Corley  3. The ‘Consumer Revolution’ and the Growth of Factory Foods: Changing Patterns of Bread and Cereal-Eating in Britain in the Twentieth Century E. J. T. Collins  4. The Development of the Meat Industry E. F. Williams  5. The Growth of the Sugar Trade and Refining Industry G. N. Johnstone  6. The London Milk Trade, 1900-1930 E. H. Whetham  7. The Cocoa and Chocolate Industry in the Nineteenth Century J. Othick  8. The British Tea Trade in the Nineteenth Century P. Mathias  Part Two: Factors Influencing Consumption  9. The Agricultural Labourer’s Standard of Living in Kent, 1790-1840 T. L. Richardson  10. Drink and Working-Class Living Standards in Britain, 1870-1914 A. E. Dingle  11. Regional Variations in Food Habits D. E. Allen  12. The Corner Shop: The Development of the Grocery and General Provisions Trade J. M. Blackman  13. J. Lyons and Co. Ltd: Caterers and Food Manufacturers, 1894-1939 D. J. Richardson  14. The Development of the Food-Canning Industry in Britain During the Inter-War Period J. P. Johnston  Part Three: A Nutritional Evaluation  15. Developments Leading to Present-Day Nutritional Knowledge D. F. Hollingsworth  16. Some Basic Principles of Nutrition J. Yudkin  17. Nutrition Surveys D. S. Miller  18. A Nutritional Analysis of Historical Evidence: The Working-Class Diet, 1880-1914 D. J. Oddy.  Index.

Biography

Derek J. Oddy (1931–2018) was, at the time of original publication, Senior Lecturer in Economic History, Ealing Technical College, UK.

Derek S. Miller was, at the time of original publication, Research Nutritionist, Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, UK.