Hospital for the Seventies

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2108A

Date Released

30 Oct 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hospital for the Seventies
2. 2Whakatopa
3. 3Motoball
4. 4Thames Tear Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hospital for the Seventies & Babies. DESCRIPTION: The new Greenwich District Hospital, opened by Mr Crossman, is regarded as the most modern in the country and combines some of the most advanced ideas in layout and adaptability. We know how important are the formative first years of a child’s life on his future psychological make-up. Now, in Prague, we meet a medical team who consider that babies even under six months can benefit physically from a course of body building exercises! SHOTLIST: GV new hospital at Greenwich. MLS sign Greenwich District Hospital. GV interior Maternity Ward. MS nurse give baby to mum. CU baby. GV escalator. GV audience for opening ceremony. MS Richard Crossman unveils plaque. MCU plaque Greenwich Hospital Was Opened by Richard Crossman etc. CU patient speaks into intercom. MS nurse at switchboard receives message. MS patient with intercom. GV food prepared in kitchen. Zoom in ditto. LAS ditto. MS patient receives meal. MCU sign indicating whereabouts of wards. MS Mr Crossman and his party enter ward. CU nurses. MLS Crossman walks over to seated nurses. LAS Crossman pan to nurses. MS Crossman speaks to mother about to receive her baby. GV ward. CU baby. MS doctor exercises baby. Ditto. MCU doctor lies baby on stomach. CU baby rolled on beach ball. MS ditto. MS baby on framework. HAS baby on framework. HAS baby lying with balls suspended above him. MCU baby. MS baby gripping a ring is lifted by doctor. 2 shots baby bouncing in elastic harness.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Children; Curiosities; Communications; Ceremonies

Locations

Prague; United Kingdom; Greenwich; Czechoslovakia

Footage sources

France

Card file number

95308

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

209

Story extras:

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