File:Turkish Opium For Britain- the USE of Opium in British Medicine, UK, 1943 D17604.jpg

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English: Turkish Opium For Britain- the USE of Opium in British Medicine, UK, 1943
A worker at an opium processing laboratory, somewhere in Britain, weighs out 10 grams of morphine hydrochloride for packing. She is wearing a mask to prevent any inhalation of the powder as she works. The opium from which this morphine and its allied salts have been extracted was imported from Turkey by the Ministry of Health. According to the original caption: "Extraction processes are secret. The final products are morphine; codeine with its salts, used for analgesic tablets; ethyl morphine and diamorphine, both products of morphine; papaverine, used for asthma and sore throats. Products are kept behind a locked door. A warning bell rings whenever the door is opened. Names of all workers are registered with the British Home Office".
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This photograph D 17604 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Smith Jack
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(Reusing this file)		 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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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
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    UK
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    Home Front, UK, Second World War
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    British Home Front 1939-1945, British War Work 1939-1945
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    Civilians, Daily Life, Manufacturing, Medical, women
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