Hospital cross infection : dressing technique in wards.

Date:
1960
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Description

Discusses the problem of antibiotic resistant staphylococci in hospital, the advantages of using disposable materials and the centralization of sterilization to reduce cross infection. The film features significant over-crowding particularly in the maternity ward. There is footage of a black woman patient and her baby and black women in the nursing team on the ward.

Publication/Creation

England, 1960.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (27 min.) : colour

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Creator/production credits

This film was made with the help and co-operation of the Selly Oak, Birmingham Hospital Group. This film is presented by Smith & Nephew - Southalls Ltd. Written and directed by Sarah Erulkar. Produced by Anne Balfour-Fraser. Photographed by Wolfgang Suschitzky. Music by Daphne Oram. A Samaritan Films Production. Dr K. Thompson; medical advisor.

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