'Pancreas'; general correspondence file belonging to ?Mr Oakes.

B.I.M notes, minutes and correspondence on matters regarding the pancreas. Includes; correspondence and related report on English pancreas, correspondence and related material on pancreas exports from South America, minutes of B.I.M Pancreas Meetings (16th & 22nd November 1943, 18th & 25th January 1944, 1st February 1944, 15th & 21st March 1944, 3rd May 1944, 16th June 1944, 18th October 1944, 14th November 1944 , 12th April 1945), correspondence with Ministry of Food regarding collection of glands, experiments on pancreas storage, and pancreas research, contracts and receipts for purchase of Argentine pancreas glands from various companies, correspondence on the centralising the purchasing of pancreas glands, figures of pancreas imports, extract from the minutes of the 11th meeting of the Production Committee (19th November 1945) regarding insulin yields from pancreas, correspondence on insulin yields and pancreas stock, correspondence on insulin collaboration, correspondence on consignments on sheep pancreas, copy of a special article on the pancreas from J.A.M.A.

Possibly created by a Mr. Oakes.

(Green 'Binelace' file)

1941-1944

1 file (approx 400 pages) [in 3 folders]

From 1944 onwards, Burroughs Wellcome was responsible for the supply of pancreas glands for all members of the B.I.M.