Whooping cough death during ambulance strike

Title

Whooping cough death during ambulance strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:00:53

Description

Interview following the death of a baby from whooping cough during the current ambulance workers dispute, including how uncommon it is to die from the condition. Male speaker and interviewer not identified. Poor quality audio.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Infectious diseases; Strikes; Labour disputes; Health services; NHS; Ambulance services; Babies; Whooping cough; Epidemics; Paramedical personnel; Bacterial infections; Diseases of newborn infants; Respiratory tract diseases

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