JAV Bates. Box 4 Reels 249-278.

Date:
1950s-1960s
Reference:
GC/179/C/2/6
Part of:
Bates, John A.V., and the Ratio Club
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About this work

Description

A compilation of short pre-operative and post-operative neurological films featuring adults and children displaying a range of different physiological movements from gross activities such as walking, standing and sitting to finer activities such as creating facial expressions and maniuplating objects. The films may have been made during Bates' time at the Neurological Research Unit at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases. Contains extremely sensitive material throughout including scenes containing patient nudity.

In April 2006 these individual patient films were compiled onto a single digibeta master videotape. Film 249 Patients H/L/H (in this order) made up lengths for Toronto (not shown). Film 250 More infants (3) 17.5.55. Film 251a Patient J GOS 26.4.55 pre-op and post operation Nov 1955. 'For Bates'. Film 251b Patient J at op 27 April 55 (empty). Film 251c Patient J GOS Topatomy (?) 2nd op th????exhivst (illegible) Empty (taken for Edinburgh January 1956). Film 253 Patient L Dr Carmichcli (outpatient 31 March 53) ? Ex. Part. Cont of Rt fingers. Bit for made up length for Toronto 5/55. Film 253 Patient L film. Film 254 Empty Dr Bates for Toronto extracted 7 Nov 53 for EAL/USA patient E Rt jhand redone during A/W. Patient B, S, P, W. Patient W. Metrozol Shj 3.5.54. Film 256a Patient M walking on roof (neg). Film 256b Patient M walking on roof April 52. Film 257a Empty Patient M Et 1/2 ctmy 14 july 54 Capsule. With H and D for Brit. of ABM 11.4.88. Film 257b Patient M. Rt 1/2 ctomy 14 july 54. Cortex. Film 260 Patient Mc at op Lt hand mvh. Film 261a patient Mc pre op 25 Jan 55. Film 261b Patient Mc at op 26 Jane 55. Film 262a Patient M at op elx 7 July 54. Film 262b Patient M post op April 55. film 262c Patient M post op 26.4.55. Film 263a Patient M at op 16 Feb 55. Film 263b Patient M pre op. Film 264a Monkey Unedited shots see B14/9. Film 264b Monkey 52/1 B14/10 loop no 5. Film 264c Monkey M53/1 Unanalysed (mvh? of Rt fingers) B16/92 compare 3 v 5 ?? + 7 v 1 ?? on hand ???? Film 264d Monkey 52/1 B14/10 loop no 4. Film 264e Monkey 52/1 loop No 2 B14/9. Film 264f Monkey 52/1 B14/10 loop no 6. Film 264g Monkey 52/1 B14/10 loop no 3. Film 264h Monkey M52/1 loop no. 1 B14/8. Film 266a Patient N pre op lt hand. Film 266b Patient N at op 5.1.55. Film 267 Patient O at op 1.7.53. Film 268a Patient O int capsule Pt B1 + B2. Film 268b Patient O Int capsule Pt A1 + A2. Film 268c Patient O post op 17 Nov 53. Face + Lt Hand. Film 268d Patient O at op cortex. Film 268e Patient O at op capsule. Film 268f Patient O pre op 20th Oct 53 face and Lt hand. Film 271 Patient P at op (stim donal root 20 Dec 54) Made up length for Toronto 5/55. Film 272 Empty Patient Q 2/4 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 4 MP34 F-W.E in with ?? op Pt 6. Film 273 Empty Patient Q (GOS) at 2nd op. Film 274 4/5 at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 11/5. Film 275 Patient R Cord stim 12/9/55. Film 276a Patient P-C at op. Film 276a Patient P-C pre op 27.4.54. Film 277 Patient R tetanus with OB pre 2nd op 17.1.55. Film 278 Patient S Metrazol 26 July 54. Loose empty box (no film) Patient S stim right side arthritis (?) ???in Lt Hand. Thumb opp and (illegible) for London '56 length (end of 'normal' section).

Publication/Creation

1950s-1960s

Physical description

1 film reel

Biographical note

John A.V. Bates was born in 1918 and died in 1993. He studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge and underwent his clinical training at University College Hospital, London. In 1946 he was part of the External Scientific Staff of the Medical Research Council based at the Neurological Research Unit at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, where he worked until he retired in 1978. Much of Bates' research work was in the field of neurophysiology where he coined the term 'voluntary movement.' He was the founder of the Ratio Club, a group of young physiologists, mathematicians and engineers who met to discuss cybernetics. Bates was a member of the Physiological Society from 1949, a member of the Electroencephalography Society (now the British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology), serving as President between 1976-8 and the Association of British Neurologists.

Ownership note

All J. A. V. Bates material was handed to Moving Image and Sound Collection; the individual patient reels which were boxed alphabetically have been compiled onto larger reels for conservation. Some of the loose reels are separate as Bates may have used these for teaching purposes.

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