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Bathing and dressing. Part 1. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Bathing and dressing. Part 1.
- Date:
- 1935
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Description
A two-part film made for mothers-to-be, looking at the correct way to bathe a baby. This first part shows, among other things, the importance of avoiding draughts, which equipment is needed, how to change a soiled nappy, the correct temperature of bath water and how to wash the face and head. 2 segments.
Publication/Creation
England, 1935.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (10.38 min.) : silent, black and white.
Series
Duration
00:10:38
Contents
Segment 1 A mother is shown with her two-month-old girl. The intertitles state that draughts should be avoided at bath time, and give advice on how to arrange the bathtub near the fire. Advice is also given on how to arrange a trolley of equipment needed for bath time. Instructions on how to heat up the bath water are given. Advice on how to undress the baby. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:04:16 Length: 00:05:04:16
Segment 2 Instructions on how to remove a soiled nappy are given by the intertitles and how to clean the baby's bottom. The water is heated to the correct temperature. The baby's nose and face are cleaned. Time start: 00:05:04:16 Time end: 00:10:38:23 Length: 00:05:34:07
Creator/production credits
Produced by the National Council for Maternity and Child Welfare and Carnegie Welfare Centre, Shoreditch.
Terms of use
Unrestricted
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Copyright note
Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005