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Netherlands :
The President of the Council of Hygiene in Holland states, in reply to our questionnaire, that up to the present none of the government offices of his country concern themselves with hygiene and social welfare propaganda by means of the cinematograph ; nor are there any laws dealing with the question.
There is, however, a law on cinematograph films, which provides, among other things, for the examination of films from the scientific point of view. If a film which is announced as scientific does not respond to the requirements of science and technique, it is not allowed to be presented to the public.
There are several houses in Holland which produce scientific films and which have put some excellent material on the market.
The Dutch Red Cross informs us that an active cinematographic campaign is being carried on in Holland in the field of hygiene and social welfare.
Numerous films dealing with these subjects are being placed before the public, and they are often preceded or accompanied by lectures and explanations.
Hungary :
The Board of Social Welfare and Labour states that the propaganda of hygiene by means of the cinema in Hungary is centralized at the « Centre of Hygiene Propaganda » connected with the Board. It is regulated by ministerial decree.
The « Centre of Hygiene Propaganda » is not satisfied with merely directing and controlling the organizations and associations authorized to conduct the propaganda, but als0 takes an active part in the rational organization of the work.
Various social organizations, such as the Red Cross, the different societies for the protection of mothers and infants, the National Stephanie Union, the Institution for Social Assurance with its hospitals and sanatoriums, different cultural associations and the medical corps connected with the schools and communes, are charged with the practical demonstration of the films. The spectacles and lectures are generally given at cinema theatres, but where these are lacking, travelling theatres are set up.
The curriculum in elementary and secondary schools does not provide for a special cinematograph propaganda, but the school doctors frequently have recourse to these shows, illustrating them by practical lectures.
Industrial and commercial firms do not provide for hygiene and so
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