The Early 'once Over' 1939

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Full titles read: "THE EARLY 'ONCE OVER' !"

Several shots of young boys and girls having a health and stamina test at a hospital in Stockholm in Sweden. They are weighed and measured. M/S's of a doctor using a stethoscope to test their heart beat before examining their teeth.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40722
Sort Number:
PT 460
Time in/Out:
01:12:14:00 / 01:13:13:00
Canister:
PT 460
Film ID:
1182.08
Issue Date:
16/01/1939

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