Family doctor (1946) Part 2 of 3
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A British Medical Association sponsored film dramatising the work of a general practitioner and his relationship with one family of patients. This video was made from material preserved by the BFI National Archive. Find out more: http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1667622~S3
Complete Record: A British Medical Association sponsored film dramatising the work of a general practitioner and his relationship with one family of patients. This video was made from material preserved by the BFI National Archive. Find out more: http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1667622~S3
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I think my connection with the family I knew we call them the frasers is a good example of what I mean about the relationship between a practitioner and his patience it happened some years ago I remember it was a Sunday afternoon and I was dozing in front of the fire after dinner when the telephone bell rang it was a road accident so I got my things on and went out well it happened to be Ted Fraser he wasn't badly hurt a cut over the head if I remember rightly we got him into a cottage nearby a girl lived there with her mother whom call Mrs Willock the two of them gave me all the help I needed without any fuss or bother the mother didn't say very much but the daughter impressed me at the time and young Fraser also because not long afterwards he married her about a couple of years later I had the job of bringing my little girl into the world I remember that night nearly mainly because of the husband he gave me much more trouble than his wife hello Mrs Wilcox how are you perfectly well thank you Doctor how is my wife doctor quite fit everything's going perfectly normally there's nothing to worry about there you are kid I told you not to worry but doctor is it while to leave her oh it won't happen for hours yet now you're coming along with me to the surgery to collect some medicine for your wife Goodbye Mr will goodbye doctor give this to the nurse you'll find the instructions on the ladyb water thank you come over for me when the nurse wants me you better get back to ride [Music] good back [Music] oh there you are well everything's all right it's a girl and she's fine the right's come through all right you're a paror well I'm going straight home and bed and I advise you to do the same good night good night oh doctor thank you very much that's all right they Christen her Dorothy she was a healthy girl and I don't think she had any serious illness till she was seven I knew the child well and we always got on excellen here but this time she was rather frightened of me you have very good weather the time there hello Dy don't be silly darling no Dr Manny what have you been up to going and getting sick like this mommy tells me your throat seem hurting you you feel sick have you been sick do your ha what's that oh that's just a look at your cir clue you've seen that before that's the Dos now you're going to help me aren't you now which are you going to hold right right now open your mouth wide oh wi isn't that that's this now just a little further in that's it that's ah ah ah then that's F you did that f is that all yes that's all wasn't bad was it pull up your tops now breathe not quite so quickly as that that Mommy I don't mind yes if you're a good girl and stay in bed you soon be talk to her goodbye guys bye you will keep her sickly in bed for the time being and only give her milk and plenty of water to drink but don't let her get up and don't worry you're not looking good at pit anything wrong oh it's nothing just a touch of in the no I'm all right really you come around to the ser this evening I'll be see you at 6:30 it's only a little indigestion really all right see you at 6:30 goodbye
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