BBC Documentaries

Smallpox in Wales: The Forgotten Killer (2012x47)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 28, 2012

The smallpox outbreak in South Wales in 1962 led to the vaccination of nearly a million people, claimed 19 lives and forced the quarantine of thousands. On the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak, this programme tells the full story of how the deadly virus brought South Wales to a standstill.