International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1934)

THE CINEMA, HYGIENE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE 799 should be prepared to enter the campaign against social diseases and be ready and able to use all the proper precaution against them. This is why in all social milieux and sometimes even by request of corporative associations, bodies of teachers, etc. we have pursued our educational lectures with the agreement and often under the direct patronage of the various administrative education authorities of the medical faculty of the departments. We have in this way been able to introduce the educational cinema into the campaign against : i) the following social diseases: Tuberculosis (in association with the National Committee of Defence against Tuberculosis — 12 films of which two sound films); Infantile mortality and mortality of children in childbirth (in association with the National Infancy Committee — 15 films of which one sound film); Syphilis (we will give details of this campaign later) 15 films of which three sound films; Cancer in connection with the French National League against Cancer (one very fine picture); Alcoholism in connection with the National anti-Alcoholism League (eight films and one animated drawing); 2) in the campaign against contagious diseases: typhoid fever, diphtheria (one very successful film on this subject) small-pox (one film); In addition to this, we have organized each year campaigns against slum dwelling and against rats (20 fixed slides) harmful insects (5 films); in favour of good drinking water and city water brought in conduits from reservoirs, and, indirecdy, against the risk of typhoid fever (three long important films); in favour of good dental hygiene (one film); in favour of pure and Pasteurized milk and healthy milk diets in courses for social hygiene and agricultural questions (4 films); against malaria and mosquitoes (one film; in aid of birth increase (one film) in association with the National Alliance for the increase of the French population. The Motor Croups of If you happen to travel the General Prep b Fr wijj be aganda Commis ' sion of the Nat hkely enough to en ional Social Hy counter in your motor giene Bureau. • _, , , rides a truck bearing these initials: O. N. H. S. It will belong to the auto-group of the General Propaganda Commission of the National Bureau and Committee of Defence against Tuberculosis and Social Hygiene, which is carrying on its crusade for better social health throughout the length and breadth of the country. Eight of these auto-groups travelled through France and French North Africa with a carefully prepared and executed programme. As we have already said, the delegate lecturers of the Propaganda Service make it their work to throw all possible light on the principles of hygiene and the best means of applying them for combadng the major scourges whioh afflict humanity, such as tuberculosis, infant mortality, cancer, venereal diseases, slum dwelling, etc. The lectures are given before mothers of families and young people. The school is used every day for lectures of this kind, and the instruction and information is adapted to the audiences. The motor-trucks of the Propaganda carry, besides the lecturer, everything necessary for giving cinema shows under all conditions, even in the open air when the weather permits. Since 1932, the National Bureau, always anxious to keep up to date, provided the Propaganda Service with portable sound and talking film equipment. The plant comprises the following: