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How much did World Trade sink by as an affect of the NHS?
50%
What were the unemployment figures in Britain in 1930 and 1931?
2M
,
3M
What happened to British exports from 1929-31?
It
halved
How many people emigrated from Wales in search of new jobs elsewhere?
440,000
How many new jobs had been created as a result of the Special Areas Act?
14,900
How many jobs had been created in the Treforest Industrial Estate by 1945?
16,000
How many air raid wardens were thereafter the Government introduced them?
Around
1.5M
How many barrage balloons were floating over British cities by August 1940?
2,368
How much of Britain's food was being imported when the war began?
3/4
How many allotments were there in Britain by 1943
3.5 million
How much did someone have to raise to have a Spitfire named after them?
£5,000
How many people were relocated in the first wave of evacuation?
Approximately
1.5M
How many radio licenses were held in Britain when the war began?
9 Million
What percentage of families owned a radio when the war began?
75%
How much did Britain's national debt rise to post-war?
£760M
->
£3.5B
How much longer did rationing last for post-war?
10 years
How many British houses were destroyed during the war?
1/3
of all homes
How many Brits died in the war?
307,028
How much did the NHS cost in the first year?
£500M
How many Brits worked in Nationalised industries after the war?
1/10
of all Brits
What percentage of people in Jarrow were unemployed after Palmer's Shipyard shut down?
80%
How far did the Jarrow marchers travel?
450km
How many people participated in the Rhondda March?
504
In 1936, how many people were living off a completely inadequate diet?
4.5 million
In 1936, how many cinema admissions were sold per year?
1 billion
In 1935, how many people did Germany's military rise to?
550,000
What percentage of Londoners stayed home during the Blitz?
60%
How many people were killed and injured in the bombardment of Swansea?
230
deaths,
397
injuries
How many people were members of the Women's Land Army by 1944?
80,000
In
1945
, how many cinema tickets were sold in Britain?
Over
1.5B
How many people worked in the Ministry of Information by 1945?
3,000
How much was income tax raised to so the government could pay for post-war reconstruction?
50%
How much of Britain's total wealth was lost post-war?
30%
How many people were 'demobbed' over the next 18 months after demobilisation was put in place?
4.3
million
How many new towns were created as a result of of the New Towns Act?
17 in England, 5 in Scotland,
1
in Wales
How much of the population had signed up with the NHS by the 5th July 1948?
3/4
How many new houses were built as a result of the 'Homes for All' policy?
1.2 million