JAV Bates. Box 5 Reels 228-306.

Date:
1953-1956
Reference:
GC/179/C/2/7
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 2009 these individual patient films were compiled onto a film reel. The names of the patients have been removed from the description.

Sections comprise:

Film 228 Price at 2nd operation 11 Feb 1953 and Capsule (illegible) 2 first shots (? illegible notch small stimulator)

Film 229 Patient P at 2nd operation Diseased (?) 1/2 sph Point 1 (?) first shot.

Film 230 Patient P at 1st op Diseased (?)1/2 sph Point 2

Film 231 Patient P at 1st op Diseased (?) 1/2 sph Point 1/2

Film 232 Patient P at 1st op Diseased (?) Rt hand illegible? Point 1

Film 233 Patient P at 2nd op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 2/2 (?) Fourth shot.

Film 234 Patient P at 2nd op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 1/3 (?) Fifth shot. MP5 F arrow HP4 F arrow WF arrow 1v At (illegible) arrow MP 4.5 . C

Film 235 Patient P at 2nd op Int Capsule Pont B (joined with cortex Pt 1/2 28.8.53 3rd Sept. in (illegible) op length B17/56

Film 236 Patient P pre 2nd op Hands and Face.

Film 237 Patient P at 2nd op Int Capsule Point D

Film 238 Patient P at 1st op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 3 Joined with 2nd op Print 1/2 used for London 56

Film 239 Patient P at 2nd op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 2, (?) Third Shot

Film 240 Patient P at 2nd op Shot Capsule Point A

Film 241 Patient P at 1st op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 2/2

Film 242 Patient P at 1st op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 3/2

Film 243 Patient P at 2nd op Tht? Capsule Point C

Film 244 Patient P at 2nd op Disearw 1/2 sph Point 1/2 (?) second shot (joined with capsule Pt B 28.8.53) (Joined with Disearw 1/2 sph Point 3, 1st op 16.12.53) [FILM MISSING]

Film 245 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 11/2 1P3.E arrow 1P u5F arrow 1P,.E

Film 246 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 11/54

Film 247 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 9 S.EL (s)

Film 248 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 11/3 Joined with 2nd op Pt 8? (indistinct)

Film 249 Patient Q 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 5 MP5E arrow MP34.E arrow W.Ab

Film 250 Patient Q at 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt1 MP2345.F

Film 251 Patient Q (GOS) Pre 2nd op 13 June 56 Athetosis ht Am (?) Joined with the ht ???op 3 Dec 56 and put in made up length [NO FILM IN BOX]

Film 252 Patient Q Pre 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 8 MP2.E arrow 1 P3.E arrow W.E in with lot of Pt 11.3 [NO FILM IN BOX]

Film 253 Patient Q Pre 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 6 MP5.F arrow MP34.F arrow W. Ab1 P3.E arrow W.E in with 1st op Pt 4 [NO FILM IN BOX]

Film 254 Patient Q (GOS) at op 7.3.56 (atheotosis) Pt shoulder Without Fingers [NO FILM IN BOX]

Film 255 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point ???? S.Ab

Film 256 Patient Q 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 9 MP2.E arrow W.E

Film 257 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 4 IP345.E arrow W.E arrow E.F Joined to 2nd op Pt6

Film 258 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 6 MP45.F arrow MP12.F arrow W.E Joined with 2nd op Pt4

Film 259 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 11/1 exg.O.? (v. short)

Film 260 Patient Q 2nd op 13.6.56 Pt 2 MP 345.F

Film 261 Patient Q (16) GOS care 7 Mar 56 Lt Shoulder Ahnhacts? Pre op. Joined with Pt Pre po 3 Dec 56 split in made up length

Film 262 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 2

Film 263 Patient Q 2nd op 13 June 56 Pt 3 MP345.F

Film 264 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 10 S.El

Film 265 Patient Q (GOS) at 1st op 7.3.56 Point 3

Film 266 Patient Q 2nd op 13 June 57 Pt 9.2 MP2.E arrow W.E.

Film 267 MISSING

Film 268 Patient S Diseased left 1/3 sph Point 4

Film 269 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 6 with Parts 1 and 3 for illegible 5/58

Film 270 Patient S Int Capsule Point D (joined with cortex Pt 8 28.8.53)

Film 271 Patient S Diseased L 1/2 sph Point 1 (x4 for PGMF illegible 6.3.56)

Film 272 Patient S Int Capsule Point A

Film 273 Patient S Internal Capsule Point C2

Film 274 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 8 (Joined with Capsule Pt 1) 28.8.53 to made up length 2nd sequence B17/56

Film 275 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 11

Film 276 Patient S Diseasedw left 1/2 sph Point 12

Film 277 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 10

Film 278 Patient S Int Capsule Point B

Film 279 Patient S Diseased Left 1/2 op L Point 9 Int

Film 280 Patient S at op Diseased side Point 13

Film 281 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 3 With Pt 1 & 6 for T illegible 5/85

Film 282 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 5

Film 283 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 7

Film 284 Patient S Int Capsule Point C,

Film 285 Patient S Diseased Left 1/2 sph Point 2

Film 286 Patient S Int Capsule Point E.

Film 287 Patient S Diseased left 1/2 sph Point 1 x4 for PGMF Left 6.3.56 With parts 5 and 6 for T illegible 5/56 [NO FILM IN BOX]

Film 288 Patient W at op Int. Capsule Point C, (Joined with Cortex Pt 22 28.8.53)

Film 289 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 2

Film 290 Patient W at op Diseased illegible symbol sph Point 2 3Film 291 Patient W at op Int Capsule Point B Film 292 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 3 2 Film 293 Patient W at op Int. Capsule Point A1 Film 294 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 1 2 Film 295 Patient W at op Int Capsule Point C2 Film 296 Patient W at op Int Capsule Point A2 Film 297 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 3 Film 298 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 1 3 Film 299 Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 1 Film 300A Patient W at op Diseased 1/2 sph Point 2 2 (Joined with Capsule Pt C1) 28.8.53 4th sequence is made up length B17/56 Film 300B Patient W at op Int Capsule Point D Film 301 Patient W 23 Aug 54 (spontaneous 't?????' illegible). Film 302 Patient W at op 16 March 55 Film 303 Patient W Pre op Lt Hand Pre op (anaesthetised) Lt Hand and leg. Film 304 Patient S at op Capsule only Film 305 Patient S alop cortex only 14.4.54 Film 306 Patient S Post op 28.2.55 Publication details: UK, no date.

Publication/Creation

1953-1956

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.

Terms of use

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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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