A Healthier Britain 1944

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Item title reads - A healthier Britain.

London.

Various shots of Mr Henry Willink, Minister of Health for England and Wales, seated at his desk talking about the Government's National Health Scheme. He outlines how the scheme should work and tells of the White Paper on it containing...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44531
Sort Number:
44/019
Time in/Out:
01:34:17:00 / 01:36:10:00
Canister:
44/19
Film ID:
1352.17
Issue Date:
06/03/1944

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