The Fight against Polio

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1405A
Date Released
10 May 1956
Date submitted
8 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Cup Goes Home
  2. 2Coronation in Nepal
  3. 3Industrial Enterprises - Million Pound Order
  4. 4Industrial Enterprises - Russian Power Scheme
  5. 5Industrial Enterprises - Hanover Trade Fair
  6. 6The Fight against Polio
  7. 7Tito in Paris
  8. 8Palace Fashion Show
  9. 9Transonic Wind Tunnel

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Fight Against Polio. DESCRIPTION: The first distribution to health authorities of enough polio vaccine to inject 200,000 children. The first to receive their injections were between the ages of 2 and 9 years. SHOTLIST: Exterior of clinic. Children arrive with mothers. Nurse and children. Woman enters. Doctor injecting. CU bottles. Small boy and girl getting injected.
Keywords
Health and medicine
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland
Card file number
66887
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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