| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 052187 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Sanders, William Charles |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-01. MEMBERS OF THE CHEMICAL DEFENCE BOARD ARE CONDUCTING TESTS AT THE ...
Description
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-06-01. MEMBERS OF THE CHEMICAL DEFENCE BOARD ARE CONDUCTING TESTS AT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JAPANESE DECONTAMINATION POWDER AND OUR OWN NO. 5 ANTI-GAS OINTMENT AGAINST "S" GAS. VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ARMY ARE BEING USED AND THEY ARE GIVEN GAS BLISTERS ON THEIR ARMS WITH "S" GAS, THE COMPOSITION OF WHICH IS A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET AND IS BELIEVED TO BE THE TYPE OF GAS WHICH THE GERMANS ARE MANUFACTURING IN LARGE QUANTITIES. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RIGHT UPPER ARM OF PRIVATE JEFFERY, ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS, AFTER BEING TREATED WITH THE JAPANESE POWDER. NOTE THE OUTLINE IN PENCIL TO SHOW THE EXTENT OF THE SWELLING. TESTS PROVED THAT THE BLISTERS TREATED WITH THE JAPANESE POWDER DID NOT CLEAR UP SO RAPIDLY AS THOSE TREATED WITH OUR NO. 5 OINTMENT.