Plastic Bags

Series

Series Name: Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

495

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Plastic bags really are useful and not just for holding things either. Place one around a swollen limb, blow the bag up and the swelling goes down!

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/62

Credits:

Presenter: Bill Costello
Commentator: Bill Costello
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter: Marion Foster
Presenter: Paddy Feeny
Cutter: Rod Smith
Presenter: Sheila Tracy

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