Eyes Safety First 1939

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Southwark, London.

A man working on a machine without protective glasses. A metal particle flies into his eye and he places hand over it. He goes to a hospital for treatment. Various shots of a doctor and nurses treating him at the Royal Hospital for Eyes, Southwark, London.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42513
Sort Number:
NSP 146
Time in/Out:
01:43:27:00 / 01:45:10:00
Canister:
NSP 146
Film ID:
1266.24
Issue Date:
12/01/1939

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Categories
Lifestyle & Culture Trade & Industry
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1930s2 Safety

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