Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 614-614.4 614 Public health How our health is protected. 20min 16- sd-$60 1940 ASFL 614 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Geo Kan Sponsored by the Motion picture project, American council on education. Produced by Denver high school students. Describes some of the ways in which health is pro- tected in a city. Begins with shots of various public health workers. A sequence on the water supply begins with views of mountain -snow, fields and streams. Signs warning against pollution of the water supply appear. At a storage lake flsh are removed by seines. At a water purification plant water is serated, chlorinated, and filtered. A laboratory technician places a sample of water on a sterile agar plate, incubates it, and counts the colonies of bacteria. Shots of a girl drinking, a shower bath, boys swimming, and a sewage conduit suggest important uses of water. Views of a sewage disposal plant, scenes of irrigation activities. The next sequence is a series of scenes related to pure foods including shots of a dairy herd, milking with a milking ma- chine, and cleaning of the milking stalls. Milk is transported by trucks and trains pasteurized, treated with ultra-violet ray, homogenized, and bottled. A city milk inspector stops a delivery truck and takes a sample bottle. In the laboratories of the Department of Health a milk chemist tests the milk for sediment, makes a bacteria count, and determines the butter- fat content. Several views of the proce- dures in making bread in a modern bakery. The production of beef is next considered. A girl buys fresh vegetables. The pro- tection of public health in hotels and restaurants is suggested as an official takes smears for bacteria count from dishes and tableware. The three agencies which promote health are suggested by views of a church, the City and County building, and a achool. A series of shots briefly suggest the work of the garbage collectors and the street cleaners. A broom maker is shown at work. Several scenes of children in a day nursery. The work of the Visiting nurses association is suggested. School health officials weigh children, examine them, hold conferences with parents, and administer immunizations. A clerk in the city's bureau of vital sta- tistics looks up a birth certificate as the commentator points out the functions of this division. A girl is rushed to a hospital in an ambulance. A girl's physical education class takes corrective exercises and plays games. After showers, the girls dip their feet in disinfectant to prevent athlete's foot. Views of sunken gardens and a high school building are contrasted with scenes of an unsightly city dump. Dilapidated houses and untidy yards are contrasted with new low cost houses. Blood specimens are delivered to the Colorado Board of Health where pneumonia tests are to be made. There are views of laboratory guinea pigs, rabbits, and white mice as the commentator describes their importance in research. The importance of play, hobbies, and creative work for healthful living are emphasized by the commentator and by views of boys and girls playing, and working at their hobbles. The film closes with views of students studying together "Although the film discusses only the ways of protecting health in Denver, It ought to be extremely helpful In stimulat- ing the study of similar efforts made by one's own community. . . Useful for groups studying civics, or health. The first half is excellent for classes doing a unit on foods. . . Ought to stimulate the production of school-made films and be especially helpful to any group engaged in such activities." Collaborator el-Jh-sh-adult 614.4 Infectious diseases Protecting our country from plagues. (Har- bor activity ser.) ISmin 16-si-$24 1939 Frith 614.4 One "of eight reels making up the Har- bor Activities Series [which] is one of the finest series of films this previewer has seen. The individual films . . . are sepa- rate units and can be used separately. However the eight make a fine series of films on a very important topic that is passed over too lightly in our schools. The photography, to use Hollywood, is superb. , . The titles are very clever both from a technical and pedagogical viewpoint. The subject is most authentic and presented in a very interesting manner. The editing is unusual for this type of film. . . They can profitably be used in History, Geog- raphy, Civics or Activity Groups studying. Transportation, Government Agencies, Mu- nicipal Agencies, Tariff, Public Health, Safety, Water Travel, First Aid and Com- munication." Committee on classroom films In this reel "we are shown the actual quarantine procedure of our port sanitary inspectors, who accompany the quarantine doctors, and examine all ships coming from foreign ports. . . The procedure of fumi- gation is of gripping interest." Producer Safeguarding health at the nation's gate- ways. (Harbor activity ser.) ISmin 16- si-$24 1939 Frith 614.4 One "of eight reels making up the Har- bor Activities Series [which] is one of the finest series of films this previewer has seen. The individual films . . . are sepa- rate units and can be used separately. However the eight make a fine series of films on a very important topic that is passed over too lightly in our schools. The photography, to use Hollywood, is superb. . , The titles are very clever both from a technical and pedagogical viewpoint. The subject is most authentic and presented in a very interesting manner. The editing is unusual for this type of film. . . They can profitably be used in History, Geog- raphy, Civics or Activity Groups studying, Transportation, Government Agencies, Mu- nicipal Agencies, Tariff, Public Health, Safety, Water Travel, First Aid and Com- munication." Committee on classroom films "A ship enters harbor, drops anchor, and flies the yellow quarantine flag—which is the signal that the ship is ready for in- spection. Doctors examine all persons on board to make certain that none have one of the eight quarantinable diseases, which are: yellow fever, plague, typhus fever, cholera, smallpox, leprosy, anthrax, and psittacosis. Even a stowaway is brought up for examination! Non-citizens have further examinations. One ship has an English crew, the other a combination freighter-and-passenger ship with a Japa- nese crew. When a person is taken des- parately ill at sea on a ship without a ship's surgeon, the United States Public Health doctors frequently are taken by a Coast Guard airplane on a mercy errand to bring the patient by plane to a hospital. These planes may go several hundred miles to sea. The film ends with pictures of this splendid service to humanity." Pro- ducer «i - silent; sd - sound; f . Inflammable; nf - safety; p - primary; el • elementary; jh - Junior high; sh - senior high; c • college; trade ■ trade schools 85