1954 | England | Documentary

Light in our darkness

  • English 13 mins
  • Director | John S. Abbott
  • Writer | Edward Cook
  • Producer | Edward Cook

STATUS: Released

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A look at the Occupational Health Centre at the F. H. LLoyd steelworks which at the time the film was made was the largest in the British Empire. Footage of the foundry in operation includes: workers in the foundry arriving and leaving through factory gates; workers being treated for minor injures by a nurse and a doctor; a man having his leg bandaged; chest x-ray being taken; a man undergoing physical examination (it is explained that all personnel are given a full medical prior to being engaged); apprentices being weighed and also drinking milk; workers having physiotherapy and chiropody; an eye examination; the sterilisation of instruments; drug cabinets; 'burly' workers taking baths and showers; workers in protective clothing including respirators; demonstration of effectiveness of a protective facial respirator.

Occupational Health Industrial Safety Documentary
Film Organizations
Wellcome Trust
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