| Description | Containing laboratory experiments, notes, and other documents. Includes accounts of experiments with bleach, mustard and chloramine T (page 4), drop size of Davis' spray (page 20), toxicity of 'W' and other chemicals by inhalation and injection, phosgene effects on a horse (pages 32, 40, 66), ICI extraction (pages 48-52), fractionation of WHC and WHB (page 58), experiments with NH4CL spray (page 59-62), tests with ethylene oxide derivatives (page 68-70), tests with croton (page 80), explosion with methane blue (page 90), two explosions with rhodamine G in methylsalicylate (page 94), dispersal of W by explosion (page 96), experiments with Doryl by mouth (p126), tests on droplet dispersion (p142), bombs with W and WJ in CCl4 (pages 146-150), b-prodigiosus in a chamber (page 178), methylene blue sprays (page 196).
Contains 3 letters from 'Raymond' at the Dyson Perrins Laboratory to [J H Gaddum]. 1: informing Gaddum that he is sending a supply of ethylene imine 2. giving references for work on toxicity of ethylene oxide 3. discussing various oxide and chlorinated compounds (between pages 69-70).
Paper by Gaddum, 'A Preliminary Report on the Effect of Ethylene Dioxide Derivatives on the Respiration,' with stamp of Physiological Section (between pages 69-70).
Memorandum on forwarding some experimental results to the Low Temperature Research Station (between pages 78-78A).
Typescript notes on the preparation of proteins from croton seeds (page 79).
Pen diagram on apparatus for steam distiller (between pages 99-100).
Report on water contamination, offensive and defensive possibilities, with stamp of Physiological Section (between pages 127-128).
Report by Gaddum on the use of doryl in warfare, with possibility of use as water contaminant (between pages 155-156).
6 page paper on 'Observations on Doryl and T.1088,' comparing doryl to acetylcholine in its vasodialation effects, and discussing dispersal as a water contaminant or particulate cloud (between pages 155-156).
Laminated humidity chart (between pages 191-192).
Report by Gaddum on test with microimpingers, addressed to Mr Sutton of the Physiological Section (between pages 197-198).
Notes found between cover and first page removed to separate file for ease of access -- see JHG/2/14. |