A doctor in Nigeria (1948)

This film shows the work of the Nigerian Medical Service by following an English doctor on his posting there. He is seen at work in hospitals, mobile field units and dispensaries, his job embracing not only medicine and surgery, but social work as well. This video was made from material preserved by the BFI National Archive. Find out more: catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/...

[@saintpatrick1966]

I love this so much, it reminds me of early 70s when I first entered a car known as Morris minor and a kai kai bus when I thought that people , trees and houses by the roadsides were all running backwards. More of these please

[@HispleMedia]

Big qua is in the heart of town today .... For me who live in calabar, this was great to watch...

[@ekenedilichukwu]

There is another. Video made in 1945 and it actually won an Oscar that year. It's called "Daybreak in Udi".

[@cardinalmaxx2624]

My father was born 1948 he use to tell us their was no cars or schools those years and they dont wear cloths ...He was just a village man😄

[@conceptsincontext4679]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@calebutsu5157]

Some of the houses in this video are still present to this day.

[@Rumski2020]

Very interesting to watch. ❤.

[@Quasiloks]

That was great to watch.

[@elani6507]

Whao! I love this, man!! More history please!

[@nobad6134]

The audience for this is not Nigerians but white British kids Britain needed to recruit to come play James McAvoy’s character in the Last King of Scotland.

[@nseabasiaquaowo4518]

Good talk on Nigerian medical advancement then in Calabar. That was when before the independemce when Nigeria, though ran by the British was a Country and Nigeria.

[@onemandemolitionsquadufunm6795]

there earlier movie footages if you search.

[@balamohd3945]

According to the narrator appendicitis were rare cases back then however nowadays it has become very rampant

[@rolandmotari]

Changes in diet. Fast food

[@worried9755]

Nothing but respect awe for these pioneers of med services this nation.

[@e.u7778]

There was a country!

[@jaystan4597]

I always ask this question. Did Nigeria have these so called tropical diseases before the coming of the white man?

[@anichebeamobi1941]

You do understand the meaning of “tropical” ...right? Do you think malaria came from the west...?

[@morpheus7422]

They had these diseases, probably used herbs and it was the survival of the fittest.

[@jaystan4597]

@@anichebeamobi1941 I'm sure our ancestors had mosquito nets back in the days.

[@anichebeamobi1941]

@@jaystan4597 really? Wow, i would like some evidence on that….

[@charlesugochukwu9283]

@@jaystan4597 Yes. And Malaria killed a lot of our ancestors.

[@isaaco94704]

10:47

[@ntombenhlemposula4071]

the blood of the innocent is the problem of Nigeria

[@godaughter4044]

Well whatever the case is as long as time is, humanity (all most all) with increase in knowledge . it written in the bible.

[@olumideayodele8416]

When Nigeria was a nation but now a disarray country......... where did we get it wrong

[@johnsmit3112]

We got it wrong when greediness set in in our life

[@davies93313]

Nigeria ha never for once been a nation. Here it was a British colony/ economic investment. In 1960 it became a country (not a nation)/ British investment. Now it's an Islamic state and still the British investment.

[@becky15707]

davies99313 we talking about greedof our leaders that has ruin the country , that has nothing to do with Britain .

[@davies93313]

@@becky15707 Who exactly are your ''leaders'' and in what sense? How exactly is Britain having nothing to do with Nigeria? I'm waiting for your ''lecture''.

[@becky15707]

davies99313 the past and present leaders of the federal republic of Nigeria

[@chineloi.3617]

No ones wearing a mask.

[@phortunateejimone207]

At least there is an improvised one being used

[@preciousernest8229]

No Covid19

[@mychannel-rt2gn]

Precious Ernest the comment was made before covid

[@godaughter4044]

@@mychannel-rt2gn exactly what I though t.

[@echezonaazubike8054]

what would happen to africans if the whites did not come?

[@Titan_Alex_007]

Propaganda.....the power of the movie is as powerful as religion.

[@dreemisse9111]

The Hausas (Northerners) ruined Nigeria.

[@save_theworld]

Why did you allow them to ruin Nigeria? He who complains is the cause of the problem. Think.

[@jaydaksy4094]

Save The World well he obviously wasn’t born then. But yes they with the help of the British ruined Nigeria.

[@save_theworld]

@@jaydaksy4094 now he's born what is he doing to revamp Nigeria? Complaining? Nnamdi Kanu and Sowore that tried something, no matter how people will judge their actions. How many people have come to the streets to show effective protect? We came out, how many people followed? Saro Wiwa was killed like a goat. How many people came out to protect? Donald Trump just called another country's president, he's facing impeachment. Someone that says his parents didn't teach him good manners when he was young, what did he do when he was able to teach himself some manners? I hope to have explained my earlier post?

[@ayantolasaheed7425]

Are they the one ruling your states.How have your governors fair?

[@ataikiddeh]

God bless the British.

[@sefatura-eselfaoturah8003]

Liars, this is mare film, they are liars, white did not do anything for Afrika. They were no colonials, Afrika were already colonised by the Kongolese since 16th century. The hospital was a missionary one, foreign one not Nigeria hospital. These fools are actors!!!

[@jaydaksy4094]

Homo Dudu Africa*

[@chizobauchay2024]

You meant the Portuguese l presume.

[@eleahake7353]

At least you will agree they taught those who taught you English. Now you can insult them on KZbin.