A Flu Outbreak In Northern Ireland, 1966

A Flu Outbreak In Northern Ireland, 1966

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Location

Belfast City Hospital, Knock, Ormeau Road

Year

1966

Date

Production 02/02/1966

Length

04min 03sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

A flu outbreak has hit Northern Ireland. Jimmy Robinson talks to some people trying to deal with the issue. A doctor at Belfast City Hospital tells of staff shortages due to illness. Some beds have had to be moved around. Chemist Harry Boyd on the Ormeau Road says there have been some shortages of medicine. Dr Mahoney in Knock has been busier than normal but plays down talk of an epidemic. He offers advice on how to deal with the flu. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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