LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Smallpox outbreak

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

Interview with St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington spokesman about the levels of security of and chance of outbreak from the laboratory that holds the smallpox virus in St Mary’s following the outbreak in a Birmingham laborotaroy that was leaked to the press. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Vivien James?

Keywords

London; Infectious diseases; Smallpox; Reports; Scientific facilities; Viruses; Clive Jenkins; Laboratories; Birmingham; St Mary’s Hospital; Safety measures

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