Designed for use in a national campaign against tuberculosis, this film describes the disease and preventive measures being taken to eradicate the disease from Australia. Shows the use of chest X-ray in detecting the disease; symptoms, nature and spread of tuberculosis; treatment of patients at sanatorium; importance of keeping children free from infection; use of BCG vaccine for the immunization of school children.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308667
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communicable diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immunization
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Patient care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tuberculosis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vaccines
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → X-rays
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)