After a 12-year hiatus due to World War II,the Olympic Games resumed in London in 1948 at a time when the United Kingdom was digging out from the ravages of the war and food rationing was still very much the order of the day.

• 奥运会因第二次世界大战中断了12年之后，于1948年在伦敦恢复，当时英国正在战后废墟中进行重建，食物仍是限量供应。