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Defeat diptheria.

A Global History of Epidemics, 1800-1970 Available online

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Format:
Government document
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Paul Rotha Productions, producer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Great Britain. Ministry of Information.
Great Britain.
Diphtheria--Vaccination--Great Britain.
Diphtheria.
Immunization of children.
Public health campaigns--Great Britain.
Public health campaigns.
Genre:
Instructional films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (12 minutes, 5 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Production:
[Great Britain?] : Paul Rotha Production, [1943]
Summary:
Thousands of children die every year from diphtheria. The disease could be stamped out if all young children were immunized. The film explains, by some simple diagrams, the nature of the disease, tells how the anti-toxin was discovered and shows parents the part they must play in protecting their children.
Credits:
Directed by Bladon Peake; scenario, Donald Alexander; photography, Irwin Hillier; commentated by John Hilton; drawings, Isabel Alexander; animation, Diagram Films.
Notes:
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed May 12, 2025).

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