News from the Headlines: Polio Bed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1196A

Date Released

8 May 1952

Date submitted

3 May 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News from the Headlines: Polio Bed
2. 2News from the Headlines: Samuel Pepys
3. 3News from the Headlines: Geisha School
4. 4News from the Headlines: Oil from Iraq
5. 5The Cup Returns to Newcastle
6. 6Coronation Commission
7. 7The Queen Visits Bif
8. 8Comet’s Week-End Trip
9. *(Untitled record)

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Section Title

News from the Headlines

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Bed for Paralysis Victims. DESCRIPTION: Good news for victims of infantile paralysis comes from a Chicago Hospital, where a student nurse helps to demonstrate the new rocking bed treatment. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS person in bed. Various shots showing the bed rocking, also the equipment underneath controlling the movement of the bed.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Disabled persons

Locations

Chicago

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57158

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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