JAV Bates. Box 1 Reels 176-227.

Date:
1950s-1960s
Reference:
GC/179/C/2/5
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 176 Patient S at 2nd op Point 6 1. Film 177 Patient S 2nd op Point 3 1 - B E.E. Film 178 Patient S 2nd op Point 1 - Pt A E.E. Film 179 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point C2. Film 180 Patient S pre 2nd op drawing etc. film 181 Patient S post op 28.2.55. Film 182 Patient S at 1st op 14.3.5 point 7 = Pt 3 (illegible) CM (1)+ 0-R.P-E.F-MP (3-5).F Film 183 Patient S at 2nd op capsule point B. Film 184 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point E1. Film 185 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point A. Film 186 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point D. Film 187 Patient S post 2nd op (illegible). Film 188 Patient S 2nd op point 6 2 CM(1).At. (v. -illegible-). Film 189 Patient S at 2nd op capsule point E5. Film 190 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point C 1. fFilm 191 Patient S at 2nd op capsule Point E2. Film 192 Patient S at 1st op 14.3.51 Point 4 C0G.0. Film 193 Patient S at 1st op 14.3.51 point 5 E.F-W.W-WIF-S.At joined with 22nd op Pt 4 1. Film 194 Patient S 2nd op point 4 2 WiF-R.P (slight). Film 195 Patient S 2nd op Point 2 - PED W.F. EF. Film 196 Patient S 2nd op Point 4 1 E.F-R.P (joined to first op Pt5 16/12/53). Film 197 Patient S at 1st op 14.3.51 point 6 fpt 2 in -illegible- W.Ad-E.F-MP(3-5).F-MP(1).F Film 198 MISSING Film 199 Patient Sat op 1/2 sph point 3 3. Film 200 Patient S at op found 1/2 sph. Film 201 Patient S at op 23.7.52 3 4 (joined with capsule PfF1 28.8.53). Film 202 Patient S Internal capsule Point E. Film 203 Patient S and Patient H pre op arm + face I (neg) Post 1/2 Pt A lesion (neg) July 52. Film 204 Patient S internal capsule point B2 (joined with crtex Pd 3 2) 28.8.53 Cortex - capsule captions reversed! Gilm 205 Patient S Internal capsule Pt B1. Film 206 Patient S st op 1/2 sp Point 3 1. Film 207 Patient S Internal Capsule point D. Film 208 Patient S Internal capsule Point C. Film 209 Patient S pre op arm & face /2/ post op (neg). Film 210 Patient S at op Sound 1/2 sph Point 4. Film 211 Patient S Internal capsule point F2. Film 212 Patient S at op 1/2 sph point 2 1. Film 213 Patient S Internal capsule Point F1 (joined with cortex Pt 3 4) to made up length1st square B17/56. Film 214 Patient S at op Sound 1/2 sph Point 3 2 (Joined with capsule PfB 2) 28.8.53. film 215 Patient S at op hemisphere point 1. Film 216 Patient S pre op hand & arm & face I Film 217 Patient S pre op arm & face 2 post op arm & face 2.8.52. Film 218 Patient T pre op section taken for Toronto 5/55. Film 219 Patient T at op 12 may 55 cortex & capsule (less beginning section with shots 5.1.2.2 taken for Toronto 5/55 NOT TAKEN). film 220 Patient T w food (?) enceph ahelnd (?) 1/2 Rl infant like fits (?) Remember for London - illegible - Film 221 Whittington 1. Carotid baby injection for Carotid Thrombosis 2. Intrcartoid NaAngtal (patient R). Film 222 Whittington Stim. Film 223 Monkey 60/1 post frontal -illegible-. Film 224 Monkey M55/1 30 April 55. Film 225 Patient D 15 Nov 55 partial Rt -illegible- op. Film 226 Patient W 20.10.59. Film 227 UCH Infants 100pn hand. Fract selected for Toronto 5/55.

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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