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Old 21-08-06, 13:16
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I have just received a message from Dr. Geoffrey Miller, who is an expert on Australian Army Medical Services history. He wrote: “ ... basically the disinfector was a pressure cooker, designed to sterilise clothing in quantity. The pressure was about 5 pound, its capacity was 100 blankets or fifty kits of clothing and sterilisation was carried out for about an hour. They could be used as a stationary machine, such as outside baths, but a steam source would have been necessary and mobility was available with a steam tractor.”

And there is a new nice picture from Australian War Memorial archive Geoffrey added.


Thanks a lot, Geoffrey,
Steam up, Jan.
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