SZ/OEMU/4/1/18 - [Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 4/9/40]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/4/1/18

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 4/9/40]

Date/s

1940

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Personal name

Littler, William Brian, 1908-

Subject

Head -- Wounds and injuries
Protective clothing

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Creator

Bernal, J. D.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

According to Littler's paper, the original instruction to keep the mouth open during air-raids was to prevent the full pressure of an explosion from being conveyed through the skull. At a later date it appears that the assumption was made that this measure also prevented lung damage. Littler also discusses ear protection in his paper.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/4 - [OEMU. Blast, human]
    - SZ/OEMU/4/1 - [OEMU. Blast, human. General]
      - SZ/OEMU/4/1/18 - [Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 4/9/40]

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