A record of a typical day in the lives of a group of seventeen severely mentally handicapped children who live in a small hostel on the outskirts of a large provincial town. Shows how the individual attention of the six housemothers and the home atmosphere of the hostel, is reflected in the children’s behaviour.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011730
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)