Hospital Burnt Down

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
67/37
Date Released
7 May 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
It was germ warfare when firemen burned down the isolation hospital near Birmingham. They were destroying smallpox germs remaining after last year’s outbreak of the disease.
Keywords
Emergency services
Locations
Witton
Credits:
Camera
William Nixon
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hospital Burnt Down', Pathe News Issue No. 67/37, 7 May 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/112576 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)