Common Cold Research Unit - Salisbury (1958)

Salisbury, Wiltshire. Interior of Volunteer’s Isolation Flat used for common cold research. LS. & CU. Lounge showing Gillian Reed and Larch Garrad, both students - they chat. MS. Larch bringing food thermos into flat from doorstep. Various shots of the two girls opening the thermos and serving the food. Larch makes tea. The girls talk and look at some papers. Several shots of the girls walking across field around the house. MS. Man bringing food and thermos to flat. MS. Larch collecting thermos. LS. Medical inspection room, Larch’s pulse and temperature being taken. LS. Dr Tyrrell, virologist putting cold virus drops in Larch’s nose. MS. Dr Bynoe examining Larch’s throat. CU. Sign reading ’Harward Hospital’. Larch arriving at Unit. LS. Salisbury. Several shots of the barracks where the research takes place. Several shots of the laboratory assistants at work - cutting monkeys’ kidneys, looking through microscope, analysing the viruses, etc. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 09/01/1958. FIL