Sand Bed

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

132

Date Released

1974

Length of issue (in feet)

481

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sand Bed
2. 2Vorsyl Separator
3. 3Bone Setting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Sandy beaches cure bedsores. A hospital bed has a "mattress" of sand, and a supply of air under pressure to fluidise it, moulding it to the shape of the body - just as a sandy seashore "gives" to the shape of reclining sun worshippers.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/132

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Fred Goodland

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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