Air_Raid_Precautions_on_the_British_Home_Front-_the_work_of_the_Gas_Cleansing_Centre,_Wandsworth,_London,_England,_1941_D3919.jpg
Summary
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Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
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Description |
English:
Air Raid Precautions on the British Home Front- the work of the Gas Cleansing Centre, Wandsworth, London, England, 1941
Civil Defence workers in full anti-gas protective suits, steel helmets and gas masks assist gas casualties upon arrival at this Gas Cleansing Centre in Wandsworth, London. The casualties must remove their outer clothes and deposit them in the special bins visible in the foreground before being escorted through to the next stage of decontamination. Their clothes will undergo a separate decontamination process. The sign in the background reads: 'Gas Casualties Entrance Men': women would be taken to another entrance. In addition, before the clothes are removed, anti-gas cream is applied to any gas splashes on the skin. The casualty would rub this cream in, leave it for one minute, then wipe it off. |
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1941
date QS:P571,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//41/media-41644/large.jpg
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Permission
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This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence . The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957. | |||
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