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Saward, Angela 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-2213
(2021)
Air Pollution Is a Human Problem: Mary Catterall’s campaign for clean air in Leeds, England.
National Library of Medicine.
Abstract
Dr Mary Catterall (1922–2015), doctor and sculptor, script and medical advisor to the film, It Takes Your Breath Away, became concerned with lung health when she was appointed Senior Registrar in Respiratory Medicine at Leeds General Infirmary, England in 1960. The film won a Silver Medal at the British Medical Association annual film competition in 1964, which welcomed films from professional and amateur filmmakers, only specifying that medical excellence was paramount.[1] It is a work of “hidden” cinema: it was devised specifically for professional medical audiences, in this case, healthcare personnel, and was not intended to be distributed to the wider public. This essay looks at the backstory to the film and how Catterall became involved both personally and professionally by exploring her archives, held at Wellcome Collection where she deposited them in 2009, as well as other library and archival sources.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Subjects: | Media > Media history and theory Medicine and health |
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| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2025 |
| Dates: | Date Publication status 1 February 2021 Published Online |
| School, department or research centre: | London School of Film, Media and Design |
| URI: | https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/14370 |
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