Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Bma Plebiscite Causes Stir

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
974
Date Released
2 Feb 1948
Date submitted
30 Jan 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bma Plebiscite Causes Stir. DESCRIPTION: The British Medical Association had quite a task in sending out their plebiscite to fifty-six thousand doctors, asking whether they approve of Mr Bevan’s scheme. SHOTLIST: KS People in office placing voting papers. People seated at tables very active placing papers in envelopes. Men collect same. Another sticking down envelopes, runs brush along sticky part of envelopes. SCU envelopes addressed aboard, being thrown onto table. Parcels of envelopes being thrown into mail bags. Stack of mail bags. Mail bags being loaded on Royal Mail van. SCU person signing the voting paper. Doctors taking vote to decide whether to enter National Health Scheme.
Keywords
Health and medicine
Locations
London; Tavistock Square
Card file number
49758
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Bma Plebiscite Causes Stir', British Movietone News Issue No. 974, 2 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14916 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)