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Staff advice after smallpox outbreak

Title
Staff advice after smallpox outbreak
Genre
Interview
TX Date
28 Sep 1978
Year of production
1978
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Duration
00:03:17
Description
Interview with Sheila McKechnie of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS) telling workers not to return to Birmingham University because of the threat of another smallpox outbreak after the death of Janet Parker from the disease. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Sheila McKechnie
Keywords
Deaths; Trade unions; Infectious diseases; Smallpox; Occupational health and safety; Birmingham; ASTMS; Diseases; Universities; Janet Parker; Staff associations; University of Birmingham

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