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RefNoHF/1/3/5/5/17
Previous numbers98HF.39.5.17
LevelItem
TitleNotes on a letter from the Director-General Medical Services, Australia to Assistant Director-General, Australia House, Strand
Date6 January 1944
DescriptionSays that penicillin production in Britain is a pressing problem - two Australian officers have studied American production - pilot plant to be set up by end of January 1944 - will produce 10 million units daily by the end of March - large expansion in America because of the adoption of corn steep liquor and lactose medium - these essentials and amyl acetate available in abundance in Australia.
Manuscript note to Florey - complements of J H Anderson.
AccessStatusOpen
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