Description: This video, produced in 1940, features McCleod House, also known as the Spastic Centre Country Children’s Hostel, in Mosman, Sydney. It shows scenes of life at the home, including children participating in classes, physical excercises, handcrafts, and at meal time. The narration gives an overview of the purpose of the centre and the methods used in treating the children with spastic paralysis.
Please note the British Pathe website has incorrectly titled this film as ‘Sydney – Downs Syndrome Children’.