Chief Medical Officer on plague
- Title
- Chief Medical Officer on plague
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 30 Sep 1994
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:02:36
- Description
- Although 8 suspected cases of plague emerged in Britain, five patients have now been sent home after testing negative for the disease - still raging through parts of India. Three people are still in hospital undergoing checks. But the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth Calman urges people not to panic. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Kenneth Calman
- Keywords
- India; Infectious diseases; Health; UK; Great Britain; Immigration; Tourism; Travel abroad; Asian peoples; Travellers; Health screening; Asian communities; Bubonic plague; Plague
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LBC/IRN, "Chief Medical Officer on plague". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0005900030011 (Accessed 09 Jun 2025)