The taking of blood.

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The taking of blood. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The history of bloodletting is presented in dramatised form with a journalist interviewing a haematologist; he offers to show the journalist a film strip. The journalist puffs on a pipe whilst watching the slides. Actuality of technicians working with samples in lab environment are shown with many close shots of glass and vacuum syringes; a woman has a blood sample taken; syringes are washed and sterilised.

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1 encoded moving image (21:22 mins.) : sound, black & white

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00:21:22

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Creator/production credits

Mr Watkins is played by Lionel Marson; Mr Carr by George Hutton, Dr Johnson by Gerald Cookson. Photographed by Hubert Davey, Animated and Edited by Brian Gibson; Directed by Gerald Cookson. Thanks given to the producers of Bayer Products Ltd, London for their help with the medical and technical details of the film.

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In English

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Nucleus Films Ltd.

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