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Turkish Opium For Britain- the USE of Opium in British Medicine, UK, 1943 D17605
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Turkish Opium For Britain- the USE of Opium in British Medicine, UK, 1943
A scene in a retail chemist's shop, showing the chemist making up a doctor's prescription from galenicals received from a manufacturing chemist. Galenicals are concentrated extracts from which prescriptions can be made, and, according to the original caption, arrive at the chemist "as tincture of opium, concentrated tincture, liquid extract, soft extract, dried extract or compound tincture with camphor and aniseed". A serviceman can be seen at the counter, asking for a prescription from the assistant. The original caption also states that: "Opium appears in most medicine prescribed for coughs, asthma, and sore throats. It is also used in analgesic tablets to relieve headaches and pain".
The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.
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