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Wellcome Film content list
The full content list to be digitised has not yet been finalised, but there are a number of criteria by which the list is being compiled.
The digitised content (450+ titles) will represent between 10 per cent and 15 per cent of the total collection. In proposing items for digitisation the Library has focused its attention on those moving images that meet the following criteria:
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High usage
The Library has looked at usage patterns over the past few years and has given preference to those items that are most heavily used in analogue format.
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Broad appeal.
The Library has selected items that will provide a wide-ranging introduction to the history of medicine and will encourage users to undertake more in depth research on the rest of the Moving Image and Sound Collections.
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Rights cleared
The candidate items are either owned by the Trust, the copyright or licence agreements have lapsed, or agreement to publish has been granted.
Highlighted titles
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Eyes right 1939
A jaunty film encouraging people to use the National Eye Service, which provided eye tests for people on low incomes.
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Breathing 1927
Illustrates the many components of the respiratory system with the aid of intertitles, illustrations, animations and human models.
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A cruel kindness 1967
An enjoyable film dramatising case studies of three overweight children, narrated by their GP and providing guidance on diet.
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The five 1970
An educational cartoon made by Halas and Batchelor Animation, narrated by a teenage girl’s toes. They lament the terrible things she puts them through and suggest how they would like to be treated.
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Conditioned reflexes and behavior 1925
A Russian film showing experiments creating conditioned responses in animals and humans, including rare footage of Pavlov.
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Childbirth as an athletic feat 1939
A silent film showing a class of expectant mothers practising ante-natal exercises to increase flexibility of the pelvic joints.
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Ectopic heart 1925
The case study of a baby born with a pectoral heart and no sternum that survived for only 28 hours.
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War neuroses: Netley Hospital, 1917 1918
Made by two doctors at Netley and Seale Hayne military hospitals who treated soldiers with shell-shock. The soldiers are seen before and after their treatments, showing improvements in their movements and conditions such as word deafness.
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The story of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd 1955
The development of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd and the Wellcome Trust is charted in the context of the life and work of Henry Wellcome.
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Living with diabetes 1959
Two fictional patients discuss treatment of their Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes with their consultant and dietician.
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The management of twins in pregnancy and labour 1958
The risks and possible complications of twin pregnancy. Two complete deliveries of twins are shown.
Currently digitising
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The Royal Society of Medicine Collection (approx. 42 hours).
Originally on 16mm film. Ranging from 1924 to 1945, mostly detailing surgical and medical procedures and case studies.
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