A Happy human being This film tells the story of Bill Howe, severly disabled by cerebral palsy, and how he has managed to lead a full life because of his remarkable strength of character and his love of music. The film is adapted from Bill's autobiography, 'Crossed Wir...
A Question of confidence This film looks at the unsatisfactory state of perinatal care in the UK, especially in the way the centralised system completely de-personalises women, alienating those mothers who are most at risk and resulting in high rates of mortality and disabl...
A day at Gebel Moya, season 1912-13 Scenes of everyday life, archaeological digging and communal sports and recreation at Gebel (or Jebel) Moya, an archaeological site in the Sudan, excavated by Sir Henry Wellcome between 1911 and 1914 as a public works project. Includes scenes of Sir...
A place like home This film is concerned with disabled young people with cerebral palsy and how their housing and care needs can be met by the state. The lives of seventeen boys and girls with cerebral palsy who live in a purpose built hostel on the edge of a small t...
A question of balance Proper feeding is vital to successful livestock control. This film explains the role of nurtition science in ensuring balanced diet, increased animal food production and efficient livestock management in the rearing of cattle, poultry and pigs. ...
A system for all seasons This film is about the immunisation of sheep against clostridial diseases caused by germs of the clostridia family. The way in which antisera and vaccines work is described, and in particular, the drug Covexin is discussed. ...
A talk with Sir Henry Dale Sir Henry Dale, pharmacologist, Nobel Prize for Medicine recipient, and chairman of the Wellcome Trust, is interviewed by Dr R. Proster Liston, chairman of the BMA Film Committee, in regard to some of the major achievements with which he has been as...
A way with warbles Describes the life-cycle of the warble fly, an economically damaging parasite of cattle, and the use of systemic insecticides and other methods of controlling it. ...
Abdominal sympathectomy for Hirschsprung's disease The operative technique of abdominal sympathectomy is demonstrated in detail. The pre-operative appearance is shown and the post-operative appearance one year later is assessed....
Active spastics This film explains the work of the Lincolnshire Spastics Centre, a residential home for adults with cerebral palsy. The residents are seen working, eating, socialising and partaking in hobbies such as painting and listening to music....
Acute appendicitis (1927) Shows surgery to treat acute appendicitis including the use of the McBurney incision. Advice is given on the treatment of advanced cases and their complications....
Acute appendicitis (1931) The story of a case prepared for lay audiences. Description of appendix; general symptoms; progress of appendicitis. ...
Acute encephalitis lethargica A case demonstration showing loss of equilibrium at an early stage and somnolence at a later stage due to encephalitis lethargica, also known as 'sleepy sickness' or 'sleeping sickness'. ...
African sleeping sickness Pilot film for the Wellcome Trust series on the history of research into trypanosomiasis. Traces the history of the disease from the 14th. to the 19th. century and includes much historical material which did not appear in the final versions. ...
Alcohol as a total anaesthetic This film demonstrates the method of maintaining anaesthesia using alcohol as the agent on a male patient undergoing a hernia operation. Induction, maintenance and resuscitation of the patient are shown....
All things bright and beautiful This film looks as the work of the Spastics Society at various centres, showing daily activities, outings and day trips. A meeting in Manchester organised by the Spastics Society is shown throughout the film, at which parents and social workers are ...
Allergic bronchial reactions: Asthma Professor Jack Pepys lectures on allergic bronchial reactions, specifically in asthmatic patients. He demonstrates tests to determine the type of allergic reaction and discusses possible treatments. ...
Amyotonia congenita A case study of an infant with the disease Amyotonia Congenita. General introduction to the condition; pathology; histology; case illustration of an infant at ten months; appearance; findings on examination; progress. ...
Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta This clinical-surgical film describes three types of aneurysm and explains the causes of abdominal aneurysm. Cases are shown and briefly described. The diagnosis of an abdominal anuerysm is discussed and the film concludes with the presentation of a...
Anterior and posterior plaster beds A demonstration by diagram and illustration of preparing anterior and posterior shells (beds made out of plaster bandages) in the treatment of tuberculosis of the spine in children. Two case studies are demonstrated, both young boys....
Arterial disease can we improve its prediction? Dr T.W. Meade discusses how the prediction of arterial disease can be improved. He deals with ischaemic heart disease in particular, and focusses on data gained in a London case study. ...
Artificial respiration This film demonstrates the many mechanical methods available for artificial respiration with paralysis available to patients in the 1940s ....
Aseptic closure of a caecostomy stoma This surgical demonstration of the aseptic closure of a caescostomy stoma (artificial opening on abdomen to collect waste) includes shots of the skin incised, the stoma closed, the caecum free from skin, the bowel double clamped, the redundant porti...
Aseptic operating theatre technique This film illustrates various methods of sterilisation for the total abolition of germs from every surface and material which approaches the field of operation. Techniques shown include the use of an autoclave, sterilising using boiling water, boili...
Atherosclerosis: an introduction to atherosclerosis Dr Barry Lewis, Professor Neville Woolf and Professor Colin Adams discuss atherosclerosis. In this particular lecture they introduce the basic factors of atherosclerosis - how it manifests itself in various forms of cardiac crisis such as heart atta...
Atherosclerosis: atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus Professor Harry Keen, Dr John Jarrett, Professor Neville Woolf, Mr Christopher Catterall and Dr Eishi Miki lecture on the nature of the arterial lesion in the diabetic and attempt to clarify the question of its prevalence in the diabetic population...
Atherosclerosis: epidemiology Professor Rose discusses the epidemiology of atherosclerosis. He presents data on a wide range of variables including cultural, dietary and social factors. Within the United Kingdom, he compares different rates of heart disease region by region and ...
Atherosclerosis: families at risk Two aspects of atherosclerosis are considered. First, Joan Slack reviews the relative contributions of the genetic and environmental causes, then June Lloyd talks about screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and currently available...
Atherosclerosis: hypolipoproteinaemia This is part of a series on Atherosclerosis. Dr Gilbert Thompson and Dr Barry Lewis lecture on hypolipoproteinaemia, one aspect of atherosclerosis. ...
Atherosclerosis: treatment of hyperlipidaemia Dr Dennis Krikler, Dr Barry Lewis and Dr Gilbert Thompson give a lecture on the treatment of hyperlipidaemia. This is part of an Uptodate series on Atherosclerosis. ...
Autoallergy Professor Peter Lachmann lectures on autoallergy - a situation in which a living creature mounts an allergic response to components of its own tissues. He shows how many instances of autoallergy are quite harmless to the body whilst explaining the d...
Avertin anaesthesia This is a clinical film showing two patients anaesthetised by Avertin administered rectally and orally. The first patient is a child and the second an average woman. The anaesthetic agent is shown shown being prepared by a nurse....
Bacillus typhosus (typhoid and cholera bacilli) This film illustrates the movement and agglutination of typhoid (2 mins 30 secs) and then cholera bacilli (2 mins 30 secs). Probably one of the earliest surviving film records of bacteriological research. Some of the footage could be from the Bombay...
Back to Claremont This film follows the production 'Claremont' and returns three years later to show the progress of the children attending the school, with two children going on to attend the local grammar school....
Bacteria A superficial introduction to the concept of bacteria. Making culture media; innoculating a culture; incubation; how bacteria multiply; microscopy; staining. ...
Bathing and dressing: Part 1 A two-part film made for mothers-to-be, looking at the correct way to bathe a baby. This first part shows, among other things, the importance of avoiding draughts, which equipment is needed, how to change a soiled nappy, the correct temperature of b...
Bathing and dressing: Part 2 A two-part film made for mothers-to-be, looking at the correct way to bathe a baby. This second part shows, among other things washing the body, drying, putting on a fresh nappy, dressing and making up the cot. ...
Behaviour of spirochaetae in various tissue fluids A short, black and white, silent film which shows lack of movement in the bacteria spirochaetae in fresh blood serum while in human milk its mobility is preserved. ...
Beyond the layman's madness Based on the 14th Sir Geoffrey Vickers Lecture for the Mental Health Foundation, Professor Michael Shepherd talks about and attempts to define mental disorders currently affecting the population. He bases his lecture around three questions: what typ...
Biology of cancer: cell proliferation Dr Austin Crathorn, Dr Stanley Revell, Dr John Roberts and Dr Gordon Steel lecture on the biology of cancer, considering the cell as a single entity. This is from a series of programmes from the Institute of Cancer Research. ...
Blood An elementary but comprehensive survey of some of the clinical aspects of blood. ...
Blood and respiration Sir Joseph Barcroft (1872-1947) is famous for his research into the effect that altitude has on blood. In the early part of the century he travelled to the mountains of Peru and Tenerife where he studied this subject in depth, providing the basis fo...
Blood streams in the basilar artery A cinematographic record of an experimental- physiological demonstration of the hydrodynamics of blood flow in the basilar artery of the rabbit under varying conditions....
Blood transfusion Illustrates divisions into blood groups and classification of groups; serum testing for group; taking of blood from donor; giving of blood to patient - a case of haemophilia. ...
Blood transfusion: laboratory technique. Blood group determination, technique for making hanging drop preparation of the patient, plus groups 2 and sera: microscopical appearances; cross matching of recipient and donor cells and sera. ...
Body framework General considerations. Examples of mammalian skeletal variations. Naked eye structure of bone. Chemical constitution of bone. Growth and repair of bone. Rickets. Joints. ...
Bone marrow transplantation present and future Professor J.G. Humble lectures on bone marrow transplantation, including its history and use in the treatment of conditions such as severe aplastic anaemia. ...
Book of life This is a Wellcome Trust News Release video about the work being carried out for the Human Genome Project (HUGO) at the Sanger Centre, Cambridge. Scientists there express their hopes of how medical science may benefit from this work. Spinal muscular...
Breast feeding: difficult cases This film shows various cases of mothers who have difficulty breast feeding their babies. Solutions to the problems are demonstrated, for instance a case of inverted nipples can be treated successfully with massage and the use of a breast pump. An i...
Breathing This film illustrates the many components of the respiratory system, from the nose and throat to the lungs, with the aid of many informative intertitles, illustrations, animations and examples using human models. ...
Caesarean myomectomy and sterilization at twentieth week of gestation Shows a case of first pregnancy in a 42-year-old female complicated by mitral incompetence. The pregnancy is terminated due to the condition of the patient, and the patient is sterilised. Five stages in the operation are shown: the median suprapubic...
Caesarean section Record of a caesarean section operation in full detail. ...
Cancer immunology Professor Fairley lectures on cancer immunology. He starts from the premise that there are antigens in the malignant cells causing cancer growth, then seeks to define what the antigens consist of and where they come from. Within this he differentiat...
Carcinoma of the breast treated with radium This film illustrates the cleaning of the skin of the breast; position of the carcinoma; stab wounds made in the skin around growth; insertion of radium needles and placing of gauze; bandaging and radiograph of needles in position. It also shows the...
Cardiac irregularities A comprehensive demonstration of cardiac irregularities by experiment and diagram. There is a demonstration of artificially induced cardiac irregularities of the exposed hearts of dogs. Various intertitles explain the different types of cardiac irre...
Care of minor wounds Demonstrates the dressing of minor wounds of the index finger. Also shows diagrams of the lymphatic of the arm. ...
Caring for spastics This film describes the work of the Spastics Society and also explains in layman's terms what cerebral palsy is. The film shows three different schools for children with cerebral palsy and how they help prepare their students for adulthood. ...
Carrying the injured This film demonstrates various methods of carrying the injured. Blankets are used as stretchers with and without poles. The use of a chair for carrying is also demonstrated. ...
Cataract extractions A series of shots of cataract extractions. Simple extraction, puncture, lens delivered, anterior chamber irrigated. Needling for secondary cataract. Extraction by buccal vacuum method. ...
Catatonia: psychomotor akinesis and parakinetic hyperkinesia. This films introduces the condition of Catatonia and then three male case studies. Case 1. Immobile attitude, negativism, catalepsy. Case 2. Rigidity, movements of fingers and face muscles resistant. Case 3. Parakinetic movements. ...
Cell division in the cartilage plate during bone growth Norman Kember shows, using computerised animation sequences, cell division in cartilage plates during the process of bone growth. The growth of bone is dependent on this kind of cell division and this short lecture illustrates and describes the diff...
Cell-mediated immune response Professor John Turk lectures on cell-mediated immune response, the immune response to infection or alien bodies which is triggered by effector T cells. He describes this complex molecular process using diagrams, charts, histograms and illustrations....
Cellular and molecular actions of anaesthetics Dr John Nunn and Dr Michael Halsey discuss the actions of inhaled anaesthetics. In this complex lecture, they focus on and compare the actions of anaesthetics at cellular, sub cellular and molecular levels. To illustrate the lecture, they use slides...
Childbirth as an athletic feat A class of expectant mothers practise ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughn at Paddington (LCC Hospital), London. The purpose of each exercise is explained by intertitles prior to the footage. One of the women is a former ballerina in her...
Cholecystectomy A straightforward account of the operative techniques involved in surgery to remove the gallbladder. Upon exploration of the patient's abdomen, the appendix is also removed. ...
Chromosome recombination in bacteriophage lambda Brian W Bainbridge lectures on bacteriophage lambda (phage lambda), a virus which attacks the gut bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). His main aim is to illustrate chromosome behaviour in this bacteriophage. Utilising animated diagrams and electro...
Circulation of blood in man Outline of the course of blood-flow in man and in chick. Pulmonary circulation in man; systematic circulation; capillary circulation; lymph circulation. ...
Circulatory control This film shows the essential differences between artery and vein structure and the main causes of changes of blood volume in the limbs. ...
Circumcision This film is a simple record of a standard circumcision operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. ...
Claremont This film shows the work done at Claremont, the day school for children with cerebral palsy provided by the Bristol Educational Committee. A trip to the seaside and a Brownie meeting are shown as well as playing with children at the Junior school ne...
Clinical nutrition: dietary fibre. Part 1 Dr J Cummings and Dr D Jenkins discuss dietary fibre in the diet. They describe what dietary fibre is and list the main components of fibre in different foods. They also look at the history of the introduction of fibre into the diet and compare diet...
Clinical nutrition: malnutrition in intestinal disease Dr Andrew Tomkins lectures on malnutrition. He shows how it is common among patients with gastrointestinal disease and can lead to impaired wound healing and a susceptibility to infection. Other effects of malnutrition can lead to an imbalance of el...
Clinical nutrition: metabolic and nutritional aspects of severe injury Here, Dr. Roger Smith of the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford describes some of the metabolic effects of severe injury in man and attempts to assess the nutritional and therapeutic implications of recent work. A short summary accompanying the cassette re...
Clinical nutrition: the treatment of obesity Dr. J. Garrow lectures on obesity, including assessing weight to be classed as obese and finding treatments to help the obese to lose weight....
Clinical oncology: Part 1 The first part in a two-part series from the Cancer Research Today strand. This programme looks at the clinical aspects of cancer and recent advances in treatment. Two factors are particularly pointed out: the sensitivity of the primary tumour to th...
Clinical oncology: Part 2 (1st section) The second part in a two-part series from the Cancer Research Today strand. This programme looks at the role of radiotherapy in the modern management of cancer. The history and progress of radiotherapy as a treatment for cancer is charted in depth. ...
Clinical oncology: Part 2 (2nd section) The second part of a programme about drug treatments for cancer. Dr Powles describes how cytotoxic drugs work and lists their side effects; one of the main problems being infection. He shows a short film in which he demonstrates the use of a blood c...
Clinical oncology: Part 3 A fascinating insight into the post-operative treatment of cancer patients. Detailed case studies include filmed speech therapy sessions with two patients following surgical laryngectomy, a short film in which a female patient is shown how to care f...
Clinical pharmacology of levodopa: Part 1 The first of two lectures on levodopa, a drug used primarily in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, in which Dr Donald Calne presents a comprehensive view of the history and clinical properties of the drug. In this first talk he focuses on the neu...
Clinical pharmacology of levodopa: Part 2 The second of two lectures on levodopa, a drug used primarily in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, in which Dr Donald Calne presents a comprehensive view of the history and clinical properties of the drug. In this second talk he deals with the p...
Clinical use of the EMO inhaler This film is about the EMO (Epstein-Macintosh-Oxford) inhaler and Oxford breathing bellows, both designed in Oxford and used in anaesthetics. The inhaler mixes the anaesthetic agent ether with air. Using a number of pre-operative and surgical case s...
Conditioned reflexes and behavior This black and white, silent film, attempts to show the difference between conditioned and unconditioned responses in animals and humans. It begins by enacting Pavlov's experiments on a dog's salivary mechanism. Gradually we are shown how the uncond...
Control of bleeding This black and white, silent film shows the movements of blood circulation and demonstrates pictorially how a haemorrhage can be brought under control by pressure over the wound and pressure points. ...
Coopers Berkhamsted This film shows footage of workers from Cooper, McDougall & Robertson, manufacturers of agricultural pesticides etc. in Berkhamsted, interspersed with witty captions. The Wellcome Trust acquired the plant in 1959, though sold it again in 1992. Mainl...
Craniectomy This film shows the method of use of the craniotome shown during an operation and on a dummy bone. ...
Cruel kindness This extremely enjoyable film, which contains excellent footage of late 1960's home life, attitudes to food and meal times, addresses obesity in children. A female GP narrates the story of three children who are overweight for their age stressing th...
Cryobiology and transplantation Dr. David E. Pegg lectures on the use of cryobiology in the field of transplantation surgery. His lecture covers three main areas: fundamental research; cell and tissue preservation and organ storage. ...
Cystoscopic treatment of bladder growths Shows a male patient being prepared for cystoscopy with a cystoscope (instrument for looking into the bladder). Cystoscopy being performed and the bladder growth being treated with an electric current. Also treatment with radon seeds (radioactive se...
Cytotoxic lymphocytes Dr Ian MacLennan talks about ways in which the immune system brings about the destruction of foreign cells in the body. This is both a good and a bad thing for the body - good, for instance, if the foreign cells are virus-infected, but bad if the fo...
D-tubocurarine A detailed presentation of the natural history of curare and of the physical chemistry, experimental pharmacology, observed physiological effects and major clinical applications of the muscle relaxant d- Tubocurarine, the active constituent of South...
Demonstrations of the H. N. method of artificial respiration. This is a demonstration film showing the method of artificial respiration in cases of drowning. This method is demonstrated on a number of different subjects both male and female. ...
Demyelination and remyelination in the central nervous system Dr W. Ian McDonald presents a fascinating and dramatic account of demyelination, a pathological process which can affect the central nervous system and which is frequently associated with diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Using large scale slide ...
Development of a bird embryo A review of the surface of the developing bird, with shots of the blood system under the microscope. Diagrams explain the development of the chick embryo. Techniques of dissection and observation are shown. We see the appearance of the bird at 1.5, ...
Digestion An overview of the anatomy and workings of the digestive system is given. Intestinal tract, mouth and oesphaegus, salivary glands, action of saliva, swallowing. Stomach; structure, action of gastric juice, cineradiography of stomach. Pancreas. Liver...
Diphtheria A film showing the outstanding features of the campaign against diphtheria - includes diagrams detailing how the condition affects the body and footage of children with the disease being treated in hospital....
Dislocation of the cervical spine Demonstrates manipulative treatment for subluxation of the cervical spine, following the removal of the tonsils and adenoids, and for an anterior dislocation of the cervical spine. Two case studies are shown. The first is a young boy who is shown pr...
Disorders of the skeletal system: Mucopolysaccharidoses, Part 1. Dr P. Whiteman, Dr Rosemary Stephens, Dr J. Sutcliffe and Dr Brian Lake from the Institute of Child Health lecture about the symptoms and diagnosis of the skeletal system disorders mucopolysaccharidoses ( a group of genetically determined disorders ...
Disorders of the skeletal system: Mucopolysaccharidoses, Part 2. Dr D Leaback of the Institute of Orthopaedics, University of London, Dr M Dean of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Dr R Stephens and Dr P Whiteman of the Institute of Child Health, University of London discuss mucopolysaccharidoses, a disorder...
Disorders of the skeletal system: congenital dislocation of the hip Mr A Catterall discusses congenital dislocation of the hip - the difference between early and late diagnosis, causative factors and treatments. His talk includes still photographs and moving films detailing a large range of infant case studies and t...
Disorders of the skeletal system: diagnosis of staphylococcal bone disease Drs Murray and Taylor lecture on staphylococcal bone disease using case studies, X-rays, tables and animated diagrams to illustrate their points. They talk at length about the frequent incorrect diagnoses of various types of bone disease and point o...
Disorders of the skeletal system: new perspectives in bone grafting Kemp, Manning and Elves discuss bone grafting surgery. They show, using x-rays of actual case studies, what bone grafts actually are and how they function. The three main uses of bone grafts are covered and include: the management of fractures, the ...
Disorders of the skeletal system: osteoarthritis Dr SY Ali and Dr PD Byers talk about osteoarthritis. As they feel the term osteoarthritis has been rather loosely used, they redefine the criteria for a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in a patient. Myths such as osteoarthritis being the result of wear ...
Disorders of the skeletal system: scoliosis. M.H. Mehta, C.W. Manning and M.A. Edgar lecture on curvature of the spine caused by scoliosis and differentiate between postural and structural scoliosis. ...
Disorders of the skeletal system: spondylolisthesis. Mr Philip Newman, Institute of Orthopaedics, lectures on spondylolisthesis, a disorder of the skeletal system. He describes the different types of lesion and the surgical treatments for them. ...
Door to freedom This film shows the work of the National Spastics Society (soon to become the Spastics Society) at the Wilfred Pickles School for younger children, the Thomas Delarue school for secondary school age children and many other centres. The narrator visi...
Drug interaction Professor Colin Dollery, Mr Matthew Conolly and Dr Donald Davies talk about drug interactions, in particular those combinations which may have a detrimental effect on the health of the patient. They discuss ways in which doctors can avoid giving out...
Echocardiography Dr. Derek Gibson lectures on the history and importance of the echocardiogram....
Ectopic heart This silent film looks at ectopia cordis, a congenital condition of the heart in which the heart lies outside the thorax in either cervical, abdominal or pectoral positions. The main subject is a baby born with a pectoral heart and no sternum. The b...
Effective burn treatment Shows the treatment on a male pilot who sustained burns in a plane crash. Operative procedure on third degree burns: application of Terramycin to prevent infection during skin grafting on arms and legs. The process of the treatment is followed....
Electrodiagnostics on the healthy body: Part 1, Upper extremity. / A demonstration of Faradic and Galvanic electric currents on individual muscles; also shown in slow motion. The involuntary reactions of the subject are shown, often movements of the arm or twitches. ...
Embryonal development of ascarides A record of laboratory study of the development of the ovum of Ascaris lumbricoides (parasitic roundworm), showing collection of specimens for microscopical examination. ...
Endotracheal anaesthesia: No. 5. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. Intubation is shown either orally or nasally depending on where on the body the operation is to be performed. With the aid of intertitles each section outlines t...
Entebbe encounter In 1901, an outbreak of sleeping sickness in Uganda rapidly assumed epidemic proportions. In the spring of 1902, the Royal Society sent a small scientific commission to Entebbe to investigate the cause of the disease. This film highlights the many s...
Epidemic encephalitis This film is a case study of one male patient. It shows the rigid, bent attitude and loss of automatic movements, and illustrates turning about, sitting and getting up and the loss of supporting movements; the head, face and tongue and rigidity and ...
Epidemiology of cancer Professor MSR Hutt and Dr MJ Hill discuss the value of population studies in our understanding of the aetiology of tumours. Studies on immigrant populations, for instance, show that their pattern of tumours tends to change with their exposure to the...
Epidemiology of carcinoma in situ of the cervix Joseph Jordan of Birmingham Maternity Hospital, in discussion with Geoffrey Chamberlain, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London. Firstly, Jordan attempts to show whether or not death from squamous carcinoma of the cervix is preventable. He ...
Ergot: the story of a parasitic fungus. A comprehensive survey of the natural, medical and social history, commercial production and obstetric use of ergot and its derivative ergometrine. Includes a detailed description of the life-cycle of the fungus, live action footage of the use of er...
Every eight hours Narrated by Richard Dimbleby, this touching and informative film traces the history and work of the National Spastics Society. The film takes its title from the fact that at the time the film was made, every eight hours a child with cerebral palsy w...
Everyman's enemy: the housefly. The life of the housefly is described, and its importance in the spread of disease, especially typhoid and dysentry. Control measures applicable to refuse sites, food processing factories and hospitals are discussed. ...
Exit polio This film looks at the production and testing of oral polio vaccine and how it differs from the injectable form - includes valuable footage of laboratory work on vaccines and children taking the oral form on a sugar lump. Footage is also shown of tr...
Exophthalmic goitre: operative technique. Opening with the clinical aspect, the film proceeds to show a complete record of an operation to treat Graves Disease (a common form of hyperthyroidism). ...
Eyes right This jaunty film aims to encourage the audience to use the National Eye Service, an organisation aimed at providing eye testing for people with low incomes. It provides an example of the BMA's involvement in promoting public health at that time. ...
Facial paralysis following mastoid disease and operation An operation, performed by master facial surgeons Gillies and McIndoe, to correct a facial paralysis in a young man. The surgery is shown in detail and explained step by step through intertitles. Immediately after the operation, over-correction is n...
Family doctor Dramatisation of the work of a general practitioner and his relationship with one family of patients. Includes a sequence where the doctor offers a female patient a cigarette in his surgery whilst they discuss divorce. The film illustrates some of t...
Feeling special Chronicles the need for urgent reforms to improve Britain's present antenatal care perfomance in order to reduce the high rate of infant mortality and disability. At the time of making the film the UK had a much higher infant mortality and infant di...
Feet Shows the effect of wearing ill-fitting shoes and correct care of the feet. ...
Fibre optic bronchoscopy Dr Philip Hugh-Jones, King's College Hospital, demonstrates a rigid bronchoscope and a fibre optic bronchoscope. He then performs a fibre optic bronchoscopy on a 55-year-old female patient and takes a biopsy from her lung. ...
Field psychiatry for the medical officer A WWII military-medical training film in the form of a dramatisation of some of the difficulties faced by Army medical officers in dealing with psychiatric problems among their fellow officers and men, featuring the young Trevor Howard....
Fillet and spica plaster A demonstration by diagram and illustration of the technique for making fillet plaster for tubercular cervical spine and a spine spica in children....
First aid, life saving and resuscitation A demonstration of the approaches and holds used in the rescue of swimmers. Method of resuscitation and the use of the inhaler in case of gas poisoning. ...
Fitzroy Square This film shows the work of the Spastics Society headquarters at Fitzroy Square in London, where families with spastic children can stay to get help and advice. ...
Five male acrobats Shows acrobats somersaulting, balancing etc. in order to demonstrate the action of muscles and functions of the locomotor system. ...
Foot deformities This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series; this is the sixth, and shows examples of various foot deformities....
Four female acrobats Shows a variety of acrobatic movements to demonstrate the action of muscles, vertebral column, hip and shoulder joints in living subjects. Four female acrobats perform a variety of movements while interspersed radiograms show the spine in various po...
Foxgloves in medicine After briefly outlining the work of William Withering (1741-1799) and Sir James Mackenzie (1853-1925) on the use of digitalis in the treatment of heart disease, the film describes the chemical composition and medicinal properties of the crystalline...
Fracture of the neck of the femur treated with a Smith Petersen nail Shows the correct treatment for a fracture of the neck of the femur. A radiograph shows typical features, the patient is prepared and spinal anaesthesia is applied. The fracture is reduced by flexion verticle traction, internal rotation and extensio...
Frontal rhinoplasty A complete record of a plastic operation to normalise an abnormally short nose by transference of tissue from the forehead. ...
Full circle Referred to as a 'spoken film' in the opening credits, this is an animated film which looks quite dramatically at the origins of human civilisation, the development of city living and the possibility of over-population in the future leading to the c...
Function of the mitral valve in situ A research film modified for teaching which shows, in slow motion, movements of the mitral ring and valve through arterial and ventricular openings in a dog's heart, rendered bloodless in the left chambers by means of a circulatory shunt....
Fundamental principles of immunisation This film presents the basic principles underlying active, passive and transferred immunity in man and animals, and explains the production and modus operandi of various types of vaccines and antisera. Topics discussed include the acquisition of nat...
Gastrointestinal hormones Professor Iain Gillespie lectures on the hormones of the gastrointestinal tract. He describes how this field of study is relatively new because previously it was not thought that there were hormones secreted directly from the gastrointestines. In hi...
Gestation of ovum A time lapse study showing the relative sliding movements of the cells during early stages of embryonic development, and the development and fusion of the medullary plates. Time lapse studies of axolotl ovum and the rotation of the embryo during lat...
Handling and care of the patient (part one): No. 11. Part of a series apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. This title (part one of two) focuses on incorrect and correct procedure around the patient in the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. Through a series of dramatised scenes, a...
Handling and care of the patient (part two): No. 11 Part of a series apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. This title (part two of two) continues with incorrect and correct procedure around the patient. This part focuses on the patient's return from surgery. (2 segments)...
Heart disease in infancy Dr. Jane Somerville lectures on the presence of heart disease in infants, in particular congenital heart disease. ...
Henry Lester institute of medical research, Shanghai reel one Three reels of film depicting numerous aspects of the routine scientific work of the Henry Lester Institute, founded with a bequest from the trustees of Mr. Henry Lester, broker and medical philanthropist of Shanghai, together with scenes from every...
Henry Lester institute of medical research, Shanghai reel three Three reels of film depicting numerous aspects of the routine scientific work of the Henry Lester Institute, founded with a bequest from the trustees of Mr. Henry Lester, broker and medical philanthropist of Shanghai, together with scenes from every...
Henry Lester institute of medical research, Shanghai reel two Three reels of film depicting numerous aspects of the routine scientific work of the Henry Lester Institute, founded with a bequest from the trustees of Mr. Henry Lester, broker and medical philanthropist of Shanghai, together with scenes from every...
Hepatitis antigen: Parts 1 & 2 In a two-part lecture, Professor Arie J Zuckerman lectures of viral hepatitis, differentiating throughout between hepatitis A and hepatitis B. He describes how it to accurately diagnose it from symptoms and more detailed tests and focuses, in partic...
Hereditary Ataxia A clinical record of two case histories (a girl aged 10 and her brother, aged 25) which illustrate the characteristic symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia in both the early and advanced stages of the disease. ...
Hinged graft for depressed nasal bridge Demonstration of operation for restoring nasal bridge with cartilage graft. Spare cartilage stored subcutaneously in abdominal wall. View of completed nose. Testing support of the tip. ...
Histamine receptors and peptic ulcer disease Professor Black and Professor Wyllie discuss the new drugs, histamine H2-receptor antagnoists. They focus particularly on their effects on gastric secretion in health and disease. Wylie talks about metiamide and cimetidine, two of the best-known of ...
Holiday hotel A film about the Spastics Society's Bedfont Hotel in Clacton-on-sea, showing a day in the life of holiday makers staying there. This was the only hotel that catered for unaccompanied people with cerebral palsy. ...
Hypertension: Part 1 , The regulation of blood pressure. An examination of the physiological principles of arterial hypertension. Experiments are carried out on a dog to determine what parts of the cardiovascular system regulate blood pressure....
Indirect inguinal hernia: anatomical aspects. This film informs the audience about the anatomy of the male inguinal area (area in the abdomen that conveys the spermatic cord). The anatomy of the inguinal region; the assumption by man of the upright position; stresses on abdominal wall. Dissecti...
Indirect inguinal hernia: operative technique. This film shows the repair of an indirect inguinal hernia. It was intended to show the essential steps in the operation and not the details of technique. ...
Induction of the antibody response Dr Melvyn Greaves lectures on how antibodies are produced; as he mainly discusses this from a cellular level, the lecture is quite technical in content. The study is based on experiments in mice, in tissue culture and in vitro experiments. Greaves i...
Injuries major and minor This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series; this is the second. The treatment of various minor injuries is described a...
Intestinal absorption Professor David Smyth, Professor of Physiology at the University of Sheffield discusses the physiology of the gut and the process of intestinal absorption. He shows, with reference to early experiments, how it was first discovered that the intestine...
Intestinal peristalsis Normal intestinal movements of a rabbit and a cat are shown in this film. ...
Intravenous anaesthesia (part one): No. 6. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. The opening sequence with scrolling text explains why barbiturates are the preferred agent for intravenous anaesthesia as they are quickly absorbed into the bloo...
Intravenous anaesthesia (part two): No. 7. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. This film, in two parts, illustrates the scope of use for intravenous anaesthesia. Pentathol is used and promoted throughout. At the end there is a section which...
Intravenous anaesthesia in dentistry This is a practical instructional film made by the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD) showing the ease and safety of using intravenous anaesthesia in dentistry practice. Numerous case studies are shown; all the patients r...
Intravenous paraldehyde This is a clinical film demonstrating the action of the anaesthetic agent paraldehyde on two patients; firstly an elderly man and then an adult female. The middle part of the film has a pathological cross section of a human head and upper torso show...
Introduction to acute inflammation Comprehensive presentation of the simple phenomena and pathology of inflammation. Designed for showing at the end of the clinical students first lecture on the subject....
Labour with uniovular twins This film shows the second stage of labour, and opens with the head of the first child advancing and gradually distending the perineum. The first child presents in the left occipito anterior position. The second child presents and is delivered in th...
Lamb dysentery The incidence of the disease, its cause and how it is contacted are described. The symptoms are demonstrated but diagnosis in the field can only be confirmed in the laboratory. Preventive measures are vaccination of the ewe before lambing or inocula...
Lead palsy of the arms A demonstration of an advanced case. Shows wrist drop, muscular atrophy, loss of reflexes, pronation of hand when extended. Loss of power, full range of passive movement, no loss of sensitivity. Loss of response to electrical stimulation. ...
Left nephrectomy A straightforward demonstration of the main features of this operation to remove the left kidney. ...
Life history of a mosquito Life cycle of Aedes Aegypti. Microphotography of eggs. Larva, pupa and then adult mosquito emerging. Female and male breeding. ...
Like other people This film is about Margaret and Willy, a young couple who both have cerebal palsy, live in a residential home and wish to marry. They frankly discuss their sexual and emotional needs, and their desire to live as normally as possible. Particular emph...
Litholaplaxy This film shows the steps of the removal of a stone from a male patient's bladder. Sound passed; bladder washout; lithorite passed. Method of use shown on model and on case. Suction; fragments evacuated; manoeuvre repeated. Indwelling cather; dressi...
Living anatomical model This film acts as a demonstration of the action of muscles, vertebral column, hip and shoulder joints in living subject....
Living with diabetes The film, aimed at those who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, takes on the style of a one-to-one consultation with a diabetes consultant and dietician. It is presented by Geoffrey Lewis (diabetic consultant) and Stella Riley (dietician) t...
Looking around This cine magazine comprises three items. The first 'Sealed in Resin' is a brief account of a method of mounting museum specimens in transparent synthetic resin. In the second part, 'The Naked Mole Rat' (Heterocephalus Glaber), the late Gerard Hoffn...
Lymphokines Dr DC Dumonde discusses lymphokines; a type of cell produced by lymphocytes to direct the immune system to infection or perceived infection, in the case of allergic reactions. He looks at the activity of lymphokines on a cellular level, outlining th...
Management of normal labour Shows how a typical labour should be managed, including abdominal and vaginal examination, the second stage of labour, the patient prepared for delivery, the control of the foetal head, examination of the umbilical cord, use of the mucus cather, lig...
Maternity: a film of Queen Charlotte's Hospital This historically interesting film depicts ante-natal and post-natal care in the 1930s before the inception of the National Health Service in 1948. Infant and maternal mortality was a concern - this film shows how Queen Charlotte's hospital tackled ...
Maths and physics for anaesthetists: blood gas analysis In the second of two lectures, Reader in Medical Physics, Dr DW Hill, making use of a large array of animated diagrams, talks about the combination of maths and physics which control how anaesthesia affects the human body. The two lectures provide a...
Maths and physics for anaesthetists: laminar and turbulent flow In the first of two lectures, Reader in Medical Physics, Dr DW Hill, making use of a large array of animated diagrams, talks about the combination of maths and physics which control how anaesthesia affects the human body. The two lectures provide a ...
Mechanism of labour The film illustrates the mechanisms of labour in childbirth by means of a model pelvis and foetal skull, viewed from in front and from below. ...
Mechanism of normal heart Shows diagrams of heart and sinus-node mechanism, excitation-wave pathway, interpretation of electrocardiagraph. ...
Methods of measuring metabolism and basal metabolism: Krogh and Douglas bag. As a means of determing metabolism, this film shows the laboratory technique for obtaining and measuring the volume of expired air samples using a Spirometer (an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs) and the Kr...
Microbiassay of hormones Dr J Chayen from the Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology talks about hormones and the study of them using microbioassay techniques. Bioassays (the short term for biological assays) are a method of establishing the strength or nature of a subst...
Modern aseptic operating technique A film about the necessity of sterilising surgical instruments before and after surgery which looks at the main aspects of aseptic operating techniques as sanctioned in the late 1930s. Includes an historical introduction. We are shown the steam ster...
Modern sheep dipping A study of the roles of dipping, showering and spraying in the control of sheep skin and fleece parasites, including maggot fly, sheep ked, sheep lice, ticks and mites. ...
Morphia as a total anaesthetic This film demonstrates the method of maintaining anaesthesia using morphine as the agent on a female patient undergoing an abdominal operation. Induction is carefully monitored and then surgery commences....
Mosquitoes and malaria This video demonstrates both the classical dissection technique (demonstrated here by Mr. P.G. Shute and Dr. R.S. Bray in Wellcome-made archive film from 1953) and the modern enzyme-linked immunosorbent method (ELISA) for detecting malaria sporozoit...
Mould and yeast Common pin mould is shown by animated diagram growing and sporulating, together with plus and minus strains. The budding of yeast and its use for bread is shown. ...
Movements of the rabbit's alimentary canal A microcinematographic record of various movements of an anaesthetised rabbit's alimentary canal musculature, including "segmentation movements" in the first part of the duodenum; "swaying" or "pendular" movements in the small intestine; intussuscep...
Movements of the ureter A cinematographic study of the movements of the ureter in an anaesthetised rabbit. The left ureter, left kidney and bladder are first exposed by laparotomy; the urine is then darkened by injecting a dye (indigo carmine) into an ear vein, so that its...
Muscle disorders in children Professor Victor Dubowitz, Professor of Paediatrics at the Institute of Child Health lectures on muscle disorders in children, focussing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ...
Muscles This black and white, silent film shows the anatomy of muscles. We see dissected muscles and their microscopic structure; fibre and fibril. Involuntary and voluntary muscular actions are shown as are muscle-nerve preparations. Fatigue, antagonism an...
Myasthenia gravis and Neostigmine The muscular weakness characteristic of myasthenia gravis (a neuromascular disease) is demonstrated by asking a patient to make various movements. Neostigmine and atropine are then given, and the patient is shown repeating the same movements....
Nalorphine (n-allylnormorphine) Demonstrates the antagonistic action of nalorphine ("Leithidrone") to morphine, methadone ("Physeptone") and thiambutene ("Themalon") in narcotised dogs given intravenous injections of nalorphine. The film shows how nalorphine counteracts the respir...
Nephrosis in children Using the case study of a small girl, Barbara, the film shows the discovery and diagnosis of nephrosis using laboratory tests and clinical signs. Advanced disease is shown in a young boy who has prominent ascites and oedema. Treatment is shown using...
Neuromuscular block An unconventional and delightful presentation by means of animated diagrams, actual experiments and stop-frame animated cartoon characters of the theory and clinical practice of muscle relaxants, with particular reference to tubocurarine, succinylch...
Nitrous oxide-oxygen-ether anaesthesia: No. 3 A highly technical film for the anaesthetist, showing the apparatus designed to deliver continuous flow of nitrous oxide and oxygen. Ether is shown being added to the mixture of gases in various quantities. Diagrams are used throughout with short se...
Normal breastfeeding: infant management. An instructional film looking at all aspects of breast feeding. Antenatal welfare and preparation is advised - the importance of good diet (sample meals are shown by a midwife) and the clinical examination of the breasts are encouraged. Postnatal ma...
Occipital puncture Route of needle demonstrated on skeleton, by diagram and on patient. Aspiration and air replacement for encephalography. ...
Ocular neovascularisation Dr Alec Garner lectures on ocular neovascularisation (abnormal or excessive formation of blood vessels in the eye). ...
Ocular toxoplasmosis Professor Edward Perkins lectures on ocular toxoplasmosis. ...
On leprosy The Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, contains many rare and beautiful books, some of them very fragile. One of them, "Om Spedalskhed" (On Leprosy), by D.C. Danielssen and C.W. Boeck, published in Bergen, Norway,...
One of the family This film shows the facilities and support offered by the Spastics Society to families who provide home care for their children with cerebral palsy. The first half of the film shows how the Society assesses children, and the second half shows the No...
Open drop ether (part one): No. 2. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. The four stages of anaesthesia are demonstrated when the anaesthetist uses the open drop ether method. Good practice is shown. This contrasts with the pitfalls o...
Open drop ether (part two): No. 2 A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. The four stages of anaesthesia are demonstrated when the anaesthetist uses the open drop ether method. Good practice is shown. This contrasts with the pitfalls o...
Operation for abdominal cryptorchid Shows preparation of a colt for operation to remove a testicle. Exploration of inguinal canals; abdomen opened and testicles removed. ...
Orthopaedic exercises for curvature of the spine A series of exercises for developing spinal musculature and correcting curvatures. The patients wear special knee and hand pads and do the exercises in a crawling posture. ...
Osteoplastic craniotomy A step by step account of this operative procedure to examine the patient's brain for evidence of a tumour. A circle of skull is removed using specialised equipment, the brain examined, the bone flap replaced, and the patient is seen in bed at the e...
Ovariotomy for large cystoadenoma ovarii A film showing an ovariotomy to treat a large cystoadenoma ovarrii. The appearance of the abdomen before the operation is shown. A paramedian incision is made, exposing the tumour. Fluid content is tapped and collected, adhesions divided and the tum...
Partial gastroectomy under local anaesthesia The technique of abdominal field block and splanchnic block are shown in detail and illustrated by an operation for cancer of the stomach in a 65-year-old woman with a large pyloric carcinoma....
Paste dosing This film describes a method of applying anthelmintics to sheep in paste form and its advantages over the administration of medicaments by liquid drenching. The use of this method of treatment in other livestock is shown briefly. ...
Penny parade An upbeat film presented by Harry Secombe, Chairman of the Stars Organisation for Spastics, and featuring an animated penny, showing how the public's donations are helping the Spastic Society's many projects and how more donations are needed. ...
Perineal excision of the rectum Reel 1: preliminary colostomy; manual exploration of abdomen; colon mobilised; glass rod inserted; wound closed; rectum later excised. Spinal anaesthesia. Anus removed. Incision; coccyx separated, levatores ani divided, rectum mobilised. Reel 2: rec...
Peripheral nerve injury Dr Peter Thomas lectures on peripheral nerve injury. He uses a wide range of visual aids to demonstrate the anatomy of nerves and to describe, in depth, their complex and intricate function. Using detailed electron micrograph studies, Thomas shows,...
Peroral endoscopy Passage of a bronchoscope and oesophagoscope are seen in relation to the treatment of various types of disease. Method of local anaesthesia employed....
Pictor house This film looks at the work of the Lil Stockdale Centre for Spastics in Cheshire, with a voice-over from a mother saying how the centre helps her family to cope....
Pinning mosquitoes The film shows how mosquitoes should be pinned, how to mount and label pinned insects for permanent display, and how to pack them for dispatch through the post....
Post operative extradural analgesia: Prophylaxis against pulmonary complications. The problem of the accumulation of secretions during surgery due to the effects of anaesthesia is described in this film. There are a number of case studies which demonstrate that the administration of analgesia post operatively in the form of Dunca...
Postoperative dressings This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series. This is the third, and shows how to apply Elastoplast to various post-oper...
Posture This film highlights the principles of good posture, both standing and sitting, and the effect of posture on physique. The film consists of short sequences of young men in contemporary sports attire, standing or sitting against a dark background. Oc...
Prefrontal tuberculoma A brief demonstration of a case of a prefrontal brain tumour. An x-ray of the patient's head is shown. The operation to remove the tumour is shown, and the removed tumour is displayed. The male patient is shown six months after the surgery, healthy ...
Preventing blindness and saving sight Aimed to provide information on the importance of eye care, this film provides a broad survey of eye care and medical conditions affecting the eye, illustrated by human examples. Part of the film is devoted to trachoma and glaucoma....
Priority of priorities This film is intended to show that babies are being born with needless disabilities in Britain everyday because of the government's failure to launch a proper antenatal programme similar to those already operating with great success in some other Eu...
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike An amusing US-army sponsored instructional film (one of a series) aimed at military personnel. The film provides information about how easily malaria can be contracted without taking precautions; it shows Snafu making a catalogue of errors such as n...
Progress in prevention Vaccination has developed considerably since Jenner's time. With a wealth of laboratory and pharmaceutical manufacturing footage this film explains the use of tissue cultures in the production of vaccines, with special reference to the production an...
Prostaglandins: Parts 1 & 2 Professor E W Horton lectures on prostaglandins; the lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids which have important functions in the body. The lecture is in two parts. Part one covers the biochemistry of prostaglandins, while p...
Prostatic hypertrophy: anatomical aspect. Diagrammatic review of the prostate and related organs in normal man. By diagram the anatomy and relations of the prostate and related organs are shown in normal man; development; hypertrophy; effect; complications. ...
Proud years A film which shows how practical steps can be taken to encourage old people to lead useful lives despite old age, illness or injury. The film begins with a series of elderly people describing their active lives. The film shows the case study of Mrs ...
Pseudo pregnancy and labour An interesting record of a case of pseudo-cyesis which went into pseudo-labour. The female patient's history is given; menstruation halted due to the menopause, but the patient believed she was pregnant. A pseudo-pregnancy continued for nine months ...
Quest for the code of life In October 1997, the Princess Royal opened the Wellcome Trust's Human Genome Project Research Centre at Hinxton near Cambridge. The campus is also the seat of the European Bioinformatics Institute, the Sanger Centre of the Wellcome Trust, and the MR...
RAF Mae West This is a clinical film showing experiments on an anaesthetised male subject in order to test the 'righting behaviour' of five different life jackets / buoyancy aids (including a German model) in a swimming pool. The experiments took place during WW...
Rabies History, aetiology and pathology of rabies. A clinical case history; facies of hydrophobia; treatment; prognosis. ...
Radical amputation of the left breast for duct carcinoma A film showing the mastectomy of a breast to treat breast cancer. Introduction, incision, lymphatic drainage, skin undercut; pectoral muscles divided at insertion; axilla dissected; axillary structures demonstrated; specimen amputated; wound closed ...
Radical mastoid operation Shows step-by-step an operation carried out for the relief of chronic middle ear suppuration of many years standing caused by a mastoid process of the dense acellular type. ...
Recto-sigmoidectomy for complete procidentia of the rectum: Miles' operation. Demonstration of operation showing level of amputation. The muscular coat of the bowel is exposed and incised, opening the anterior peritoneal pouch. Control of the superior haemorrhoidal vessels and division of the rectal wall are shown. The rectum...
Reduction and treatment of a fracture of the calcaneus Short black and white silent film showing the method of treatment for a fracture of the os calcis (heel bone) by the insertion of pins and use of screw traction and special wire. Correction of angulation and shortening is shown as is the application...
Reduction and treatment of a fracture of the proximal end of the femur Shows the reduction of a fraction of the femur under local anaesthesia. A pin is inserted through the tuberosity of the tibia and traction is applied. Later treatment shows the movement of the foot and toes, and the patient is able to move more free...
Reduction and treatment of a fractured finger Application of wire splint in hyper-extension under local anaesthesia. Reduction of fracture by bending splint. X-ray pictures before and after reduction. ...
Reduction and treatment of fracture of the clavicle A black and white, silent film showing the reduction of a fracture by abduction of the shoulder girdle from the chest, under local anaesthesia. A clavicle splint is applied. X-ray pictures before and after reduction are shown and movement is free af...
Reduction of crush fractures of the spine This film contains a demonstration of details of the reduction, fixation and eventual mobilisation of a case of crush fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra without nerve injury. The method of moving the prone, male patient is demonstrated and a dou...
Relief of pain in childbirth Requirements of an ideal analgesic and the use of nitrous oxide and trichlorethlene in childbirth. A pregnant woman is shown on a hospital bed and the voice-over sets the tone for this medical information film, explaining that there are four key fac...
Removal of tonsils and adenoids Steps of operation for removal of tonsils by dissection and of adenoids by La Force Guillotine (a type of surgical instrument). ...
Research on anthelmintics This is an archival scientific film describing in detail the life-cycles of intestinal worms and the procedures employed in the laboratories of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd. for evaluating the efficacy of anthelmintics, with particular reference to t...
Respiratory and cardiac arrest: No. 9. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. Emergency situations together with appropriate equipment are demonstrated. Training staff in resuscitation methods is encouraged. Sylvester's method is recommend...
Response of tumours to irradiation: Part 2 Dr Thomlinson of Mount Vernon Hospital lectures on the response of cancerous tumours to irradiation. This is the second of a two-part series. He discusses in particular fractionated radiotherapy and the oxygenation of tumour cells. ...
Resuscitation of the newborn Dr. David Harvey lectures on the resuscitation of newborn babies following asphyxiation at birth....
Retrovir introduction at Dartford This short corporate film with a female voiceover shows the manufacturing processes involved in the drug Retrovir. Barry Alcock in charge of Primary Manufacturing at Dartford describes how the drug was introduced, Dave Lemon describes how they met a...
Rheumatic chorea Clinical case-record of a 13 year old girl suffering from rheumatic chorea (Sydenham's disease), showing the grimacing and semi- purposive, non-repetitive movements characteristic of chorea, hypotonia and poor coordination of respiratory movements. ...
Right for the job This film is about the training of people with cerebral palsy for employment, and appears to be mostly aimed at prospective employers. A particular example of a young man who works at the Hunter Aircraft factory at Luton airport is used. It shows th...
Routine use of ergometrine in the third stage of labour This film demonstrates the use of intramuscular injections of ergometrine to expedite delivery once the head of the child has appeared, as advocated by Professor Nixon. Following the injection, contraction of the uterus begins, the placenta is expel...
Safety in store Various insect pests are described and the damage they can cause to stored foodstuffs is demonstrated. The work of the Cooper Technical Bureau in developing and testing insecticides to prevent infestation of foodstuffs and its packaging is shown, as...
Schistosomiasis An estimated 200 million people and many more domestic animals throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world suffer from the parasitic disease schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia), while more than 400 million others are at risk of infection. W...
Schistosomiasis: possibility of control by immunisation Professor Nelson of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine lectures on schistosomiasis and the possibility of the development of a vaccine for animals and humans against this disease. ...
Severe case of infantile paralysis A simple film showing pre- and post-operative performance of the patient. A boy of 16 years who has had virtually no use in his legs since infancy is shown moving in a crouching position by using his hands. The intended operation is indicated and th...
Sewage disposal Outline of domestic collecting system; disposal into the sea; direct, via tidal storage tanks. Purification by Imhoff tank and sprinkling filters. Purification by sand filtration. ...
Shift of emphasis This film looks at the direction in which the Spastic Society's work is moving both in terms of consulting and working with people with cerebral palsy, bringing about a change of attitude between people with and without disabilities as part of their...
Sickle cell anaemia [in Nigerian children] Explains the medical genetics and portrays the clinical manifestations of sickle cell anaemia as seen in Yoruba children of the village of Ilobe, Western Nigeria, where in the mid-1950s about 1 child in 64 was born with sickle cell anaemia. Signs an...
Signs of anaesthesia including controlled respiration This is a clinical film showing the induction of anaesthesia on a patient using the open drop ether technique. Respiration in the patient is aided. There are no eye movements and the pupil is dilated proving that complete anaesthesia has been achiev...
Silas Mainville Burroughs: the missing story. An overview of the life and work of Silas Mainville Burroughs (1847-1895), pharmacist and co-founder of the Burroughs Wellcome pharmaceutical company. Based on the Burroughs family papers formerly in the possession of Richard and Joan Stillwell, of ...
Simple goitre Anatomy and indications for surgical intervention in simple non-toxic goitre. By diagram, illustration and x-ray pictures the anatomy and complications caused by simple enlarged thyroid are shown. ...
Simple or Schwartze operation for acute mastoiditis Demonstration of an operation for acute mastoiditis (infection of the temporal bone) in a six-year-old child, followed by a demonstration of an operation for an abscess of the post-aural lymphatic gland. ...
Sir Robert Jones Prof. Bryan McFarlane and Sir Harry Platt hold a conversation about Sir Robert Jones, the pioneering orthopaedic surgeon....
Skin Using stylised diagrams throughout, some of them animated, the physiology of the skin is described in an elementary way. Various integuments; epidermis; growth replacement. Dermis; structure. Nails. Touch cells. Sweat glands. Hair follicle. Care of ...
Skin conditions This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series. This is the fourth.Various skin ailments are shown, and treatment is descr...
Spastics, everybody's children Shows the work of the Spastics Society and how one aim is to prevent children with cerebral palsy becoming institutionalised in hospitals. It shows the progress of disabled children at one of its residential schools (Meldreth Manor School, Hertfords...
Spastics? This film aims to raise public awareness of cerebral palsy and shows the work at a local authority school in Surrey that caters for physically disabled children. A local work centre for spastics is also seen. ...
Special equipment at Carlson House school for spastics Documentary illustrating some of the special equipment made and used at Carlson House School for Spastics, Birmingham, a school for children with cerebral palsy. ...
Spinal anaesthesia This is a clinical film demonstrating the siting and methodology of spinal anaesthesia on patients. A board model with tubing and coloured water is used to illustrate the transit of the anaesthesia....
Sprains and joint injuries This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series. This is the fifth. The treatments of various sprains and injuries are disc...
Still going places Demonstrates practical ways in which chronically ill or acutely disabled patients of advanced years can be helped to live useful, self-sufficient lives. The film uses case studies from various patients who have become inactive and needed rehabilitat...
Stone age tools: prehistoric stoneworking techniques A demonstration by M. Leon Coutier, archaeologist and former President of the Societe Prehistorique Francaise, of his technique for making replicas of Palaeolithic tools and weapons, including hand-axes, scrapers, gravers and flint arrowheads. Filme...
Streamline flow in veins This film looks at the medical physics of streamlined and turbulent blood flow in a glass model, and with the help of dye injected into the tributary veins shows streamlined blood flow in the rabbit vena cava and portal venous system. Also discusses...
Sturge-Weber Syndrome Case-record of a victim of Sturge-Weber syndrome, a child of three with capillary naevi all over his body, a left homonymous hemianopia and a left hemiaparesis which affects his face, arm and leg. Intertitles describe the symptoms and the patient's ...
Sub-conjunctival cataract extraction A black and white, silent film, made up of a series of illustrations of a number of different cataract operations. The sequences show the different types of cataracts and a variety of procedures to remove or treat them. ...
Sufficiency and insufficiency of the mitral valve Mechanism of the ventricle is explained on a syphon basis and demonstrated on a sheep's heart. The effect of incompetence of the mitral valve is shown. ...
Suprapubic cystectotomy: McGowan Parker technique. A record of an operation to treat an unspecified bladder problem in a female patient. The abdomen and bladder are incised and a catheter is inserted....
Suprapubic prostatectomy Particulars of case; results of various kidney and renal function tests. Spinal and light general anaesthesia. Passage of cather. Median suprapubic incision. Entry into bladder. Exposure of bladder base and prostate bed. ...
Surgical correction of female sterility Twelve problems of sterility and the surgery carried out to correct them are performed by surgeon Carlos D. Guerro, Professor of Surgical Pathology and Gynocology, Universidad National, Mexico. The operations include: 1. Ovarian surgery: removal of ...
Surgical reconstruction of the nose by modified frontal method Treatment of a boy aged 10 suffering from total loss of nose by lupus. Endotracheal anaesthesia. First stage: lining of new nose and shaping of nostrils by skin flaps. Second stage: after three weeks, returning flaps to forehead. Epithelial graft fr...
Syringomyelia Film of treatment of syringomyelia (disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord). Two operation sequences, each showing exposure of cervical spinal cord, aspiration of syringomyelic cavity, longitudinal division of the cord and c...
Talk about insulin Dr Liston interviews two specialists of the day; Prof. Charles H. Best of Toronto and Dr. R. D. Lawrence of London. Prof. Best discovered insulin alongside Dr. Frederick Banting, and Dr. Lawrence was one of the first diabetics to receive insulin. He...
Technique of intravenous injection of Stabilarsan Intravenous injection given with patient recumbent. Demonstration of type of syringe used - equipment on trolley and examination of ampoule of Stabilarsan and injection of patient....
Technique of taking blood specimen for serological test Shows the preparation of the syringe; exclusion of spirit or antiseptic. A fully equipped trolley is displayed. The position of the patient and the preparation of the arm are highlighted....
Technique of the radical abdomino-perineal (Miles's) operation A step by step account and full surgical demonstration of the abdomino-perineal technique pioneered by W. E. Miles. The intertitles provide very technical and detailed explanations of the steps of the procedure that results in a cancerous tumour bei...
Tests of vestibular function A simple demonstration which requires an accompanying lecture, helping to explain the vestibular system (to do with sense of balance) of the cochlea and labyrinth of the inner ear. Innervation of ocular muscle. Demonstration of horizontal and perpe...
The APUD cell series Professor Pearse talks about the APUD cell concept. He explains how APUD cells are a series or collection of endocrine cells which can be found in endocrine glands and other organs all over the body and he describes the history of their discovery, l...
The Both mechanical respirator This film in two parts shows the mechanism of an artifical respirator (an iron lung); a female patient is shown being placed in the machine and then cared for by nurses (she is fed, groomed and given an enema). The second part starts with instructio...
The EMI scanner Dr James Ambrose enthusiastically introduces the subject of EMI brain scanning, a relatively new technology when this programme was made - now referred to as computed tomography or CT scanning. He begins by describing how the EMI scanner is a far be...
The Gambian case A dramatic historical reconstruction of the discovery in 1901 by Drs Michael Forde, a colonial medical officer at Bathurst in the Gambia, and Joseph Everett Dutton (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) of trypanosome parasites in the blood of an I...
The Oxford miniature vaporizer This is a promotional film about the OMV (Oxford Miniature Vaporizer), a piece of anaesthetic apparatus designed in Oxford....
The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica: infant malnutrition. Portrays the work of the Wellcome Trust-funded Metabolism Research Unit in the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, for the clinical and biochemical study of marasmus and kwashiorkor in malnourished children. The clinical pathology of t...
The Wellcome Trust in Thailand: malaria, rabies and snakebite Portrays the work of the Wellcome Trust-supported clinical research unit for the study of severe malaria, rabies and snake-bite in the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Shows clinical studies of intravenous quinine...
The Zululand mystery A historical reconstruction of Dr. (later Sir) David Bruce's discovery in 1894 that trypanosome parasites were responsible both for a severe outbreak of cattle wasting disease (ngana) and for the 'fly disease' which was killing the horses of Europea...
The aetiology of Graves' disease Professor R Hall and B Rees Smith from the Endocrine Unit at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne discuss Graves' disease. Graves' disease is the most common variety of hyperthyroidism. Case studies are shown with the typical signs of the disease. ...
The carbon dioxide absorption technique: No. 4. A technical film (part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. This video explains the principles of the carbon dioxide absorption technique and demonstrates the two methods in use: single-phase absorption and closed-circuit...
The causes of obesity Dr WPT James talks about the causes of obesity. He states from the outset that he is not going to look at unusual medical abnormalities associated with obesity, but at the simple, familiar types of obesity that affect ordinary people very day. He de...
The chance of their lives This film explains the difficulties faced by people with cerebral palsy going about their everyday lives, and how (at the time of making the film) there is little help for them. The work of the National Spastics Society is covered and an appeal fo...
The chemotherapy of experimental amoebiasis Young rats are suitable laboratory hosts for caecal infection with Entamoeba histolytica. This film shows the laboratory technique for injecting a concentrated suspension of amoebae into the caecum and the thickened and ulcerated appearance of the c...
The choice is ours This film addresses overpopulation in the Philipines and seeks to motivate public health and other government workers to re-inforce the benefits of reducing family sizes. Throughout there are scenes of impoverished urban life with the stress made on...
The contact Aimed at teenage audiences, this drama features Max, (who has cerebral palsy and is played by John Hurt) who nearly gets run over by a moped whilst walking home. Max befriends the rider and is taken to his club, is introduced to his friends and has...
The development of endotracheal anaesthesia Sir Ivan Magill discusses endotracheal anaesthesia with Dr. Cyril Scurr. Sir Ivan describes why he decided to devote himself to anaesthetics and how he began to develop this particular technique....
The dissection of a mosquito for malaria parasite A detailed cinematographic record of the classic laboratory technique for dissecting a mosquito to detect malaria parasites. The film describes the oocyst and sporozoite phases of the life-cycle of the malaria parasite within the mosquito before dem...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 1, The rise of the public health movement The first in an 8-part series of short lectures by Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community medic...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 2, The fall of Edwin Chadwick The second in an 8-part series of short lectures by Dr Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community m...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 3, The sanitary era The third in an 8-part series of short lectures by Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community medic...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 4, Mothers and children first The fourth in an 8-part series of short lectures by Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community medi...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 5, The poor law and the national health The fifth in an 8-part series of short lectures by Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community medic...
The evolution of community medicine: Part 6, The ministry of health The sixth in an 8-part series of short lectures by Sidney Chave from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The series charts the rise of the Public Health Movement and the different ways this initial reform evolved into community medic...
The eyes have it This film explains how the eye works and why it is important to keep eyes in good health, using animated illustrations of the human body. Everyday life can put a strain on eyesight. It is also promoting The National Eye Service, which provide eye...
The five This highly entertaining animated film begins as a young girl settles down into bed to sleep after coming home from a party. One of her feet protrudes from under the bed cover and the toes come alive and discuss how painful they are after being cram...
The human blood fluke Discusses the epidemiology of schistosomiasis and describes the life-cycle of schistosoma mansoni, its laboratory culture and its chemotherapy in experimentally infected mice. The laboratory culture of the water snail vector Australorbis glabratus i...
The human factor This film is about how accidents in the workplace might occur. In the form of a semi-dramatic reconstruction, narrated by Maurice Denham, we see how a factory worker, Stan Berry, becomes the victim of a serious accident while at work. We arrive at t...
The importance of knowing This film shows how a recently devised set of screening examinations (developed by the Spastics Society) can show developmental delay in young children, and enable a child to be diagnosed early in order for the proper care to be put in place....
The jugular venous pulse This film shows how clinical observation and instrumental analysis of the wave forms characteristic of abnormal venous pulsation can assist in the differential diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities. A brief historical survey of Sir James Mackenzie's cl...
The life cycle of the tsetse fly The twenty-two species of blood-feeding tsetse fly are found only in tropical Africa - all can carry the trypanosome parasite that causes African sleeping sickness (African Trypanosomiasis) in man and Nagana in cattle and other domesticated animals....
The macrophage Dr Ian Carr lectures on one of the most important phagocytic cells, the macrophage. Macrophages are white blood cells found within tissues, produced by the division of monocytes. Their main function is the engulfment and digestion of cellular debris...
The management of pre-eclampsia Mr Geoffrey Chamberlain in discussion with Dr Gordon Stirrat on the subject of pre-eclampsia in pregnancy. They emphasise throughout that pre-eclampsia is a little understood condition, frequently misdiagnosed. They pick through known research, debu...
The management of twins in pregnancy and labour An important archive film which describes the incidence, possible complications and risks associated with twin pregnancy before demonstrating a routine for the successful management of twins from antenatal care to delivery. In the latter part of the...
The management of work centres Shows the organistation and running of various work centres run by the Spastics Society....
The molecular basis of narcosis Dr John Nunn, Head of the Division of Anaesthesia at the Clinical Research Centre at Northwick Park Hospital, and Dr Michael Halsey, also from Northwick Park Hospital, discuss the molecular basis of anaesthesia. The lecture focuses on inhaled anaest...
The organic acidaemias Dr David Gompertz lectures on the organic acidaemias, presenting case studies of children with these disorders. ...
The pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system This film shows, through detailed animated diagrams, the function of the autonomic nervous system - a system of the body responsible for the control of the cardiovascular and digestive systems, as well as controlling the function of many of the body...
The preparation of diphtheria antitoxin and prophylactics This film shows the stages in the process and testing of diphtheria antitoxin as it happened in 1945. Includes footage of laboratory work and work with horses in which the antibodies were produced as well as showing children receiving a diphtheria v...
The rash in Gambian sleeping sickness Professor F. Murgatroyd, formerly of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, presents two case-histories of patients exhibiting the rash symptomatic of Gambian trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness. ...
The regulation of sodium excretion by the kidneys: Part 1 In the first of two lectures, Professor Ivor Mills talks about the regulation of sodium excretion by the kidneys. It is a rather technical lecture - Mills himself describes the process of regulated renal sodium excretion as 'one of the most complex ...
The regulation of sodium excretion by the kidneys: Part 2 In the second of two lectures, Professor Ivor Mills continues his discussion of the regulation of sodium excretion by the kidneys. Like the first part, this is again a rather technical lecture. Here, he sums up the findings of the first lecture and ...
The right to work This film is about the barriers that disabled people face when trying to integrate into industry and employment. People with disabilities discuss frankly what needs to be done to change the situation and how they feel when they are excluded from op...
The role of prostaglandins in the inflammatory response of the skin Professor M.W. Greaves and Dr W.P. Kingston from the Institute of Dermatology lecture on the role of prostaglandins in the inflammatory response of the skin. Includes two experiments; one where Dr Kingston is injected with prostaglandin E1 and anoth...
The romance of orthopaedic development Sir Henry (or Harry) Platt talks to Dr R. Prosper Liston, Chairman of the BMA Film Committee, about his career spanning orthopaedic and casualty surgery and reviews the progress made....
The signs and stages of anaesthesia: No. 1. A technical film (the first part of a series) apparently aimed at the inexperienced anaesthetist. Most of the film looks at the theory of the stages of anaesthesia using Guedel's chart. This is laboriously annotated with animations to illustrate eve...
The sleep of death A lavish historical dramatisation of some of the key figures and events involved in the discovery of the cause of African sleeping sickness around the turn of the century, as seen through the eyes of Sir Patrick Manson (1844-1922), founder of the Lo...
The story of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd This film sets the origins and growth for the Wellcome Foundation Ltd. and the Wellcome Trust in the context of the life and work of Henry S. Wellcome (1853-1936). After briefly describing his early life and adventures, the foundation of Burroughs W...
The value of intracardiac electrography Dr Dennis Kirkler discusses intracardiac electrography. He gives a brief history of the technique, showing early apparatus and tracings, but the majority of his lecture consists of him demonstrating, and illustrating, the method as a diagnostic tool...
Theories of pain Professor PD Wall presents a fascinating account of how the human body responds to pain. He begins his lecture by pointing out the most simple and obvious understanding of pain, exemplified by a diagram from Descartes, 300 years ago. Then, utilising...
Thoracoplasty: Part 1 First of two films recording a surgical thoracoplasty (the removal of ribs) to treat scoliosis....
Thoracoplasty: Part 2 The second of two films recording a surgical thoracoplasty (the removal of ribs) to treat scoliosis....
Three for society Documentary showing three people with cerebral palsy, who speak openly about the physical and mental difficulties they face, especially communicating and forming relationships with others. ...
Todd Parker tucking operation Shows steps of the operation, which is a procedure to tighten or strengthen the eye muscle. Incision in Bulbar conjunctiva. Picking up and blunt dissection of tendon. Preparation of aponeurosis for better adhesion. Use of tucker. Suture with catgut....
Toxemia in pregnancy A film narrated by a fictional mother and doctor about toxaemia in pregnancy. The doctor explains the symptoms and methods of care, and the types of women who are susceptible to toxaemia, including women who smoke 'too much'. Dietary advice is also ...
Training for childbirth and after Ante- and post-natal exercises demonstrated by an instructor and then by a class of mothers-to-be....
Transplantation immunity Professor Leslie Brent lectures on the problems of rejection following organ transplantation surgery. ...
Treatment of a normal breech presentation A breech birth is shown from beginning to end. Stages: Confirmation of diagnosis; second stage in operating theatre; episiotomy; Pinards manoeuvre to deliver legs; anaesthesia depended to avoid undue haste with head. Shoulder delivered manually; hea...
Treatment of chronic ulcers of the leg A film showing the treatment of ulceration of leg veins by injection with sodium morrhuate and by skin grafting methods. The first part shows the injection of ulcerated leg veins with sodium morrhuate. Problems with using excessive dosage are shown...
Treatment of female gonorrhoea A brief review of the method used in the Whitechapel Clinic before the advent of sulphonaides and penicillin. The equipment needed, the process of taking smears, and the physical examination of the vaginal area are shown....
Treatment of talipes: "equino varus" A film examining the causes and treatment of talipes (clubfoot). Features a case of severe double talipes in a 3-week old child; thought to be caused by the intra-uterine position before birth. Diagrams show how manipulations can correct the proble...
Treatment of varicose veins and their complications Demonstrates methods of treating varicose conditions of the leg. Daily varicose vein clinic. Selection of cases for bandaging and/or ligature. Ligature of internal and external saphenous veins. Bandaging clinic. ...
Triglyceride storage disease Dr David Galton lectures on the topic of triglyceride storage disease, the abnormal storage of fat in the body. He addresses hormonal control of lipolysis and metabolic defects. ...
Tropical sprue Sprue is a functional disorder of the alimentary tract. This film is a case-record of a patient with the classic signs and symptoms of the disease, including the typical facies, emaciation and skin pigmentation. Blood tests reveal hyperchromic macro...
Tsetse fly control One way of reducing the menace of African trypanosomiasis to both man and animals is to control the tsetse fly vector. This video describes a number of experiments in the use of odour- baited targets and traps and of insect pheromones and hormones t...
Tsetse fly off cuts This short film contains close-up extracts of the tsetse fly extracting blood from a human arm, as well as close-ups of the fly after the blood has been extracted. ...
Tuberculosis Gives simple diagrams of pathology of tuberculosis bacilli and shows school health examination, tuberlin testing, preparation of tuberculin, x-ray and treatment of suspected case....
Typical gaits and foot exercises This short film looks at the typical gaits of people with upper and lower neurone diseases and with flat feet. Therapeutic exercises are suggested to correct the problem. ...
Ultrasound in tumour diagnosis This lecture looks at the use of ultrasound in the detection and diagnosis of tumours. Ultrasound technology was a fairly new technique at the time of filming and the promise of a method of locating and diagnosing tumours with minimal trauma to the ...
Unilateral visual loss Unilateral visual loss, particularly when it occurs in one eye, may defy detection until irreversible changes have occurred. This lecture by M.D. Sanders of the Institute of Neurology, University of London, sets out some of the underlying principles...
Uterine prolapse A camera record of three parts of an operation for uterine prolapse: anterior coporraphy; perineorraphy; ventrofixation. ...
Varicose conditions This is a sales film highlighting the many uses of Elastoplast in medicine. The film indicates that there was an accompanying publication. There are six titles in the series. This is the first, and deals with varicose ailments such as injection punc...
Venomous snakes - medical aspects A general discussion of venomous snakes which, by means of diagrams and pictures of living snakes, describes their classification and characteristics, snake venoms and their effects, and the treatment of snake bites. ...
Vision: the structure of the eye. A propaganda film to encourage care of eyesight. The structure of the eye is shown though models and diagrams and an outline of eye defects and their correction is given. ...
War Neuroses: Netley Hospital,1917 Shows the symptomatology of "shell-shock" in 18 British "other rankers" and its treatment by two leading R.A.M.C. neurologists in two British military hospitals towards the end of the First World War. Captions tell us the men's names, rank, medical ...
Water metabolism in pregnancy Professor Frank Hytten, in discussion with Mr Geoffrey Chamberlain, talks about the metabolism of water during pregnancy. Two aspects of water metabolism are considered. The first centres on the fact that in early pregnancy plasma osmolality falls, ...
What is a spastic? This film, intended for general audiences and social workers, explains clearly what cerebral palsy is. A professor of child health explains the causes and effects and disabled children are seen having physical and speech therapy. ...
Why not you? A film showing a much needed holiday provided for children with cerebral palsy. The holiday took place in the town of Ruislip, organised by Ruislip Christian Council and the British Red Cross Society, and the children are taken on a day trip to enjo...
William Harvey and the circulation of the blood (1928) This is the first edition of one of the most notable films in the history of medical and scientific film (subsequent editions; 1957, 1971-72, 1978), made to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Harvey's "Exercitatio Anatomica de M...
William Harvey and the circulation of the blood (1957) An updated version of the 1928 film of the same title made by Sir Thomas Lewis and Sir Henry Dale, a film made for the Royal College of Physicians' commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the publication of William Harvey's book on the circulation...
William Harvey and the circulation of the blood (1971) A completely revised and updated version of the 1957 film of the same title. The two earlier versions of this film (1928 and 1957) were both based on Robert Willis' 1847 translation of Harvey's "De Motu Cordis" for the Sydenham Society. This version...
William Harvey and the circulation of the blood (1978) Abbreviated version of the 1971-72 film of the same title but preserving almost all the historical and experimental physiological content of the longer version. Described by Dr. W.F. Bynum (WIHM) as "...one of the best films ever produced on the his...
X-ray studies of the joint movements This film illustrates the scope and value of this form of x-ray examination, especially in case records. The film comprises of a series of x-ray sequences showing movement of the fingers and thumbs, wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles and feet....
