| A LEAF FROM LIFE Kids with tuberculosis at Daycare | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6733 | |
| Catalog #: | 428357 | |
| Clip Number: | 428357-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 107 | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:43 - 01:55:29 | |
| Location: | Hoxton, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Infant (baby) / Toddler AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Playing EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Pre-school / Daycare HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Diseases HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Examinations & Tests HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Pediatrics LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Child Care OCCUPATIONS: Medical, Nurses | |
| Description: | A LEAF FROM LIFE Lovely film showing the daily work of nurse in a tuberculosis unit for children. 4 nurses sitting in their shared room; one in FG sits at desk. Title: "Dearest Mother, Glad to say I am now nicely settled in my work" MCU the nurse writing a letter. Titles continue in the form of lines from this fictional letter. "Every morning Mothers from far and near bring their tiny mites to us" MLS women carrying babies & toddlers down narrow street toward camera, entering door at left. MS boy c. age 6 walks holding hand of his baby sister who's just started walking. More mums and kids follow. MLS nurse greets toddler girl and leads her in. MS mother holds c. 6 month old baby on her lap while nurse talks to her, looks over the child & makes notes. MS nurse holding girl c. age 2 while another woman (doctor?) uses stethoscope. MCU "Stick out your tongue and say "Ahh": the woman doctor sticks tongue depressor in the unhappy kid's mouth. MS a few children c. age 4-5 sit at table eating. MCU kids under 2 sit in highchairs at rounded counter; nurses stand on other side feeding them and keeping the oatmeal out of their little fists. View of half of room: children clean up after the meal, putting away chairs. Outdoors, MS girl dragging table across patio. View of the children sitting at tables on patio; each kid wears a white sun hat. MCU boy c. age 4-5 builds a tower of blocks. MCU child c. age 2 puts a stack of rings on a spindle. CU nurse reaches over to put a mask on a naked kid. The mask is small like a mummer's mask, does not cover entire face; has small eyeholes but they are covered w/some darker material. MS a few naked kids wearing these masks sit on a bed while a sun lamp is turned on them; they look at dolls and stuffed animals to amuse themselves while sunning. CU 2 masked kids. LS children and 2 women hold hands while going round in a circle, playing some game. MCU kids wandering around outside, one playing with wagon. MS little girls c. age 3 play w/ a boat in the sandbox. Girls playing in sand w/shovels and pails; nurse helps one kid get started. MCU 2 girls playing in sand. Several of the children sitting on the grass. MS mothers picking up kids: nurses hand small babies back to their mums. MLS the older kids running across the yard. MLS cute little girl runs to mother w/arms lifted to be picked up, which she is; other moms stand holding babies. CU nurse finishing her letter. | |
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