Two flies hatch out and go off in search of food. They first visit a well-kept home; the dustbin is properly covered, the householders wash their hands frequently, the larder door is kept closed and the food in it is well-covered. Baulked here, they go on to a slovenly household, find lots of food lying about, sample it all. One fly goes back to the first house, is sprayed and killed. The other goes on to another dirty house and spreads disease and death An animated film.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003858
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Flies as carriers of disease
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hygiene
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)