Brings to life the activities of that great army of public health workers who help to make a public health department of a great city work efficiently - on which depends the health of the thousands of citizens who are city dwellers. The death rate from communicable diseases has definitely been reduced since municipal authorities adopted science’s recommendations regarding immunization, disinfection, and refuse disposal.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311108
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
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 → Public health - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)