A Picture of Health - British Pathé

A Picture Of Health

: St John's Ambulance Appeal (1958); Various shots of the St John's Ambulance Brigade at work.

: The Doctor's Pay AKA The Doctor's Protest (1957); Excellent film about promises made about the National Health Service which have not been met.

: Children's Dentistry (1957); Dental surgery transformed into a playground to eliminate fear and encourage children to visit regularly.

: Children Dentist (1952); Youngsters in the dentist's chair

: Plastic Surgery (1950); A woman has plastic surgery to make nose smaller in Hampstead, London.

: Surgical Operation At Night AKA Night Surgery (1949); Doctors and nurses performing an operation, xray and surgical equipment.

: National Health Service Story - Including Interview With Stephen Taylor Mp. (1948); Requirement for & production of glasses, medicines, interview with Stephen Taylor.

: New National Health Service (1944); Message to fill in application form and 'Don't Forget, Choose Your Doctor Now'.

: Diphtheria Trailer To All Mothers And Fathers AKA Diptheria (1941); Official Government film appealing for parents to get their children inoculated against diphtheria.

: Sir William Treloar Reel 2 (1907); Scenes at the Treloar Trust children's hospital. Making limb supports and playing at the seaside.

: Open Heart Surgical Operation AKA Open Heart Surgery (1958); This operation was the first in France to be shown in colour on CCTV to other doctors.

: Children's Hospital In Liverpool (1920); Item about poor children receiving treatment at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.

: Stork Club (1946); New babies in maternity ward of Queen Charlotte's Hospital.

: Premature Baby Unit (1950); A premature baby unit picks up a patient and takes it to University College Hospital. London.

: Essex Hospitals (1970); Shots of various Essex hospitals.

: Operating Theatre (1970); Various shots of a surgeon at work in a hospital operating theatre.

: Atomic Medicine (1953); Scientists and doctors use radioactivity to treat cancer.

: Cancer Research (1936); 1930's type of radiation treatment of cancer.

: Nurses At St. Bartholomew's Hospital (1973); Good shots of nurses at work in the wards of St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Bart's), London.

: Thames Ambulance Service (1939); Footage of Minister of Health Walter Elliot attending training exercise for Thames Ambulance service, London.

: Motor Ambulances (1914); Good shots Red Cross motor ambulances.

: Ambulances (1914); Footage of Ambulances being driven around corner.

: 50 Ambulances Leave For Front (1914); Ambulances set off from Yorkshire for the front.

: Ambulance Presented By The Ward Of Walbrook City Of London (1910); Footage of ambulance presentation by the Ward of Walbrook.

: Ambulance Drill (1910); British ambulance men practise emergency drill.

: World Cancer Congress Opens (1958); 7th International Cancer Congress at Royal Festival Hall - Good shots of Cancer research.

: Selected Originals - World Cancer Congress Opens (1958); Material relating to newsreel story "World Cancer Congress Opens" - 58/55.

: Dr S G Bendien On Sleeve As Dr G S Berdien; Dr S G Bendien, Dutch cancer expert, makes a speech during a visit to London.

: Coffin Nails (1957); Lung cancer is caused by smoking - warns the Ministry of Health report.

: Cobalt Gun Treatment For Tumorous Growths (1958); Doctors in Hungary use new cobalt gun treatment for tumorous growths.

: Cobalt Bomb Against Cancer. (1955); Scenes of the aparatus of the Cobalt Bomb for treating cancer

: Cancer Research Fund (1921); The Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society act out scenes from the Rose of Persia for the cancer research fund

: 1150 Mothers (1923); 1150 mothers show off their babies at Southwark Maternity Centre's Garden Party in Catford.

: Queen Mary In North (1914); Queen Mary meets babies and mothers in the north of England.

: Science Assists Crippled Children Dublin Issue (1942); Infantile Paralysis sufferers learn to use feet instead of hands and are put in iron lungs.

: Anti Polio Vaccine (1960); Children drink new cherry flavoured anti polio vaccine. Florida, America.

: Wonder Drug 'ceporin' (1964); A single volunteer being given a new antibiotic, then having a blood sample taken for tests.

: Penicillin In Mass Production; Penicillin is mass produced in Indiana factory. America (USA).

: Baby Hospital (1914); Odd item with sound - babies with mothers in maternity ward and being powdered and dressed.

: A Leaf From Life (1929); Lovely film showing the daily work of nurse in a tuberculosis unit for children.

: Coventry - Polio Strikes (1957); Coventry faces an outbreak of polio.

: Man In The Iron Lung (1940); A man receiving treatment in an Iron Lung is shown his new baby daughter.

: New Iron Lung For French Hospital (1949); New iron lungs for French hospitals & iron lung rushed to man in mid-ocean.

: Nuffields Gift Of Iron Lungs AKA Nuffield's Gift Of Iron Lungs; Lord Nuffield watches as his gift of an iron lung is demonstrated on a man in Oxford.

: Polio (1950); Polio - Infantile Paralysis Fellowship, people walking with sticks, nurses operating iron lung.

: Spotlight On Polio (1957); Increase of cases of Infantile Paralysis disturbs the nation.

: Medical School (1954); Item about medical school that includes footage of Alexander Fleming, Paddington, London.

: Death Of Penicillin (1955); Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of Penicillin, has died.

: Heatherwood Hospital Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks On The Sunny Side (1947); Children in beds outdoors at Heatherwood Hospital are looked after by smiling nurses.

: Polio Victims Find Haven Of Hope (1949); Children from the French island of Reunion come to Paris to seek help with polio.

: Polio Treatment (1951); Good footage of treatment for polio victims at Queen Mary's Hospital in Carshalton.

: Science Aids Mothers (1949); New drugs are introduced to relieve pain during childbirth.

: Deptford - 4,000 Babies (1957); Midwife who delivered 4,000 babies, Mrs Walkerdine, decides to retire.

: Tuberculosis AKA Consumption Record A (1923); Remarkable film showing occupational therapy techniques for men recovering from Tuberculosis.

: Tb Test Van (1958); The sale of TB Christmas seals made possible the first mobile TB testing van in Canada.

: Stannington Sanatorium Reel 1 (1920); Scenes inside Stannington Sanatorium for children in Northumberland

: Sanatorium (1914); A small sanatorium that can be moved around to let sun in to the two beds inside.

: Defence Against Disease (1972); Part of a short documentary about various diseases and how to combat them.

: New Treatment For The Young (1964); Revolutionary treatment for ill children

: War On Polio! (1961); An epidemic of Polio hits the people of Hull.

: The Vital Vaccine (1957); A short film showing how Polio vaccine is manufactured.

: Polio Vaccine Manufactured (1956); Item showing polio vaccine being manufactured in laboratory. Beckenham, Kent.

: President Honours Dr Salk AKA Dr Salk Honoured (1955); President Eisenhower presents citation to Dr Jonas Salk, discoverer of Polio vaccine.

: Medical Science Conquers Polio (1955); Dr Jonas Salk, discoverer of Polio vaccine gives the first official report to world.

: Polio Vaccine (1952); Scientists work on polio vaccine at the University of California. America.

: A Miracle From A Mould AKA Alexander Fleming & Penicillin Discovery (1944); Film explaining how penicillin was discovered and spores being incubated to produce drug.