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NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

ALBANY, N.Y.EDWARD S. GODFREY, JR.* M.D.

COMMISSIONER

GENERAL INFORMATIONThe 16 mm. and 35 mm. films listed on the followingpages are lent under the following conditions whichmust be complied with by the borrowers:

a silent projector. If you have a silent projector, be sureto specify silent films.

5 Date of ShowingFilms are booked for specified dates only. If possiblegive an alternate date, also a second choice of films incase the original selection is not available. Frequently,a request for a loan must be refused because there is novacancy in the film schedule for the exact date specified.If you can allow leeway, say for a week or more andstate that you can use the film on any date within thatperiod, the chances of your request being granted will begreatly increased. Make requests well in advance ofanticipated date of showing.

1 Cost of BorrowingFilms are lent without charge for group showings onlyand are shipped out express collect. As the borrower isexpected to pay the transportation charges one wayonly, films may be returned express collect. Shipmentswill be made by prepaid parcel post when requested, butthey must be returned prepaid. Loans are restricted to NewYork State. The right is reserved to refuse to shipfilms where conditions lead to the belief that they will notbe properly handled or where the size of the audience doesnot justify their use. The films are not intended forhome entertainment and should not be run on toy pro-jectors with or without a motor.

6 Safety FilmAll films listed are cellulose acetate; i.e., the noninflam-mable or safety type. This applies to both the 16 and35 mm. sizes.

2 Damage to Films7 Rewinding Films

A condition of all loans is: The borrower must providea projector which is in good mechanical working orderand an experienced operator who is thoroughly familiarwith'the operation of the projector which is to be used.Damage to films other than normal wear and tear is tobe paid for by the borrower.

Do not make any repairs unless necessary and do notrewind the films after the last showing.

8 Time Required for Showing FilmsRunning time is indicated for each picture.

9 Classification of Films3 Return of Films All film titles are arranged in alphabetical order and are

also indexed by subject on the last page.Motion pictures must be returned immediately after thelast date of use. Do not keep films in your possessionafter the specified dates. Delays in returning shipmentscause disappointment and inconvenience to subsequentborrowers.

10 Film SourcesProducers or distributors are indicated by initials refer-ring to sources listed on page 9.

Application for the loan of films should be addressedto Robert M. Crist, Supervisor of Visual Instruction,State Department of Health, Albany 1, N. Y.

4 Width of FilmAll orders unless indicated to the contrary will be filledfor the 16 mm. size film. Sound films must not be run on

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MOTION PICTURE FILMSABCD of Health 16 mm. Sound 9 min. BIS Cancer 16 mm. Sound 17 min. IOWA

Emphasizes the importance of vitamins A, B, C and D ina sound nutrition program.

Describes the early symptoms of cancer, modern methodsof diagnosis and treatment, and illustrates the presentday scientific advances regarding the causation and modeof spread of malignant tumors. This film is designedfor showing to lay audiences.About Faces 16 mm. Sound 11 min. USPHS

Presents the principles of good oral hygiene with clever,humorous sidelights. Entertaining as well as instructiveand suited for adult audiences. Choose to Live 16 mm. Sound 18 min. ASSC

Truths concerning cancer, making a special effort toabolish the fear of this disease existing among lay people.Also emphasizes the need for research and for promptattention to any abnormal symptoms in the body. Suit-able for high school students, college students, and anyother lay groups.

16 mm. Sound 15 min. NTBAnother to Conquer

Story of how the American Indian is fighting a newenemy—tuberculosis—with a foreshadowing of victory;the facts about tuberculosis are necessary parts of thestory, not merely information thrown into an otherwiseromantic tale. Suitable for high school and adult groups.

Clocking a Champion16 mm. Sound—Color 10 min. NYHArtificial Pneumothorax in the Treatment of

Pulmonary Tuberculosis 16 mm. Sound 33 min. CF A day in the life of a normal,healthy infant who is con-tented and happy on the “bythe clock” routines in anaverage household. Thephotographs were taken inthe home and show approvedmethods of baby care asadapted and practiced by anindividual mother and father

who cooperate to keep their son on schedule. Of generalinterest to all types of audiences.

Discussion and demonstration of the use of pneumothoraxin all its phases, with special stress on the various compli-cations that may attend the induction and maintenanceof collapse therapy. Bor professional groups only.

16 mm. Silent 16 min. LNArtificial Respiration

The Schafer prone pressure method and its application incases of electric shock, drowning, and carbon monoxidepoisoning. Simple directions should be of great value togarage men, public service employees, Boy Scouts, andothers in case of emergencies requiring a knowledge offirst aid. Cloud in the Sky 16 mm. Sound 19 min. NTB

Story of modern diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisin novel setting. Produced for the Spanish populationof this country, it shows, in addition, some typical scenesof the customs, dances, and songs of that race. Suitablefor upper school grades and adult audiences.

Ask Your Dentist 16 mm. Silent 16 min. TBM

A dental hygiene film, partly animated, suitable for either1 adults or school groups. Plaster models used to showtooth construction.

Babies, Baths and Bubbles The Danger Point16 and 35 mm. Silent and Sound 8 min. NYH 16 mm. Sound—Color 12 min. CCI

Department nurses instructother nurses and mothers howto bathe an infant. Adapta-tion of the methods to variedhome conditions is shownwith several mothers andtheir babies. (From thismovie the illustrations forthe pamphlet The Baby’sBath were made.)

Shows the health department’s role as the guardian ofcommunity health and the year-round efforts to controlcolds and respiratory diseases. A special sequence drama-tizes the way infected eating utensils may serve as thechannel of infection and methods of preventing this inpublic eating and drinking places and at home are indi-cated.

Defeat Diphtheria 16 mm. Sound 11 min. BIS

An urgent plea to parents to have their young childreninoculated against diphtheria; shows by simple diagramsand microphotographs how the disease causes blockageand blood poisoning, illustrates how antitoxin works,explains the Schick test, describes von Behring’s discoveryof toxoid, and shows how injections are given and howparents may avail themselves of this service.

Baby Care: Feeding 16 mm. Sound 23 min. PSCFirst part depicts in detail the more accepted present dayprocedures in the art of infant feeding, including breastfeeding; second part, a step-by-step picturization of thepreparation of a day’s supply of the infant’s formula.

Before the Doctor Comes16 mm. Sound 34 min. GANZ

Defense Against InvasionOfficial Red Cross first aid training film, illustrating thecontrol of bleeding, artificial respiration, care of burns,application of splints, transportation of patients, and otherprocedures.

16 mm. Sound 10 min. CIAA

A Walt Disney color film, part in animation, which ex-plains how vaccination immunizes the body against disease.

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Diagnostic Procedure in Tuberculosis First Aid 16 mm. Silent 16 min. EBFI16 mm. Sound 18 min. NTB Stresses the importance of immediate care for even the

slightest wound. Demonstrates proper method of applyingsterile dressings. Shows, with photography and animateddiagrams, accepted methods of control of arterial andvenous hemorrhages.

Prominent medical authorities emphasize correct diagnosisby the general practitioner as an essential factor in thefight against tuberculosis. The procedures illustrated are:simple technic of sputum examination, the making andreading of the tuberculin test, the x-ray as a means ofdiagnosing tuberculosis, and the fundamental facts ofx-ray interpretation. Intended primarily for medicalgroups.

16 mm. Sound 10 min. EBFIFirst AidPrepared in collaboration with the American Red Cross.Shows what a first aider should do in caring for aninjured person from the time of injury until the arrivalof medical aid on the scene. Methods of applying pres-sure at different parts of' the body for stopping arterialbleeding are demonstrated, and technics to be used inhandling bone fractures. Includes animated drawings.(Different from FIRST AID silent film listed immediatelyabove.)

Dinner at School 16 mm. Sound 10 min.- BISShows how dinners are served to thousands of childrenin English schools.

Enemy X 16 mm. Sound 15 min. ASCCFilm opens with murder mystery technique, without men-tion of cancer, to obtain audience interest. Story thengoes into subject of cancer with “surprise punch” to retaininterest and get across the message forcefully. For highschool and adult groups.

Fit to Live 16 and 35 mm. Sound 9 min. NYH

First of a series of films onactivities of the Division ofMaternity, Infancy and ChildHygiene, showing literatureand educational assistanceavailable from the Divisionand the various channelsthrough which they may besecured.

Every Drop a Safe One16 mm. Sound 10 min. NMPC

Deals with the subject of safe potable water, illustratingthe danger of drinking water from streams exposed topollution, and revealing various steps taken at a modernwater treatment plant in the purification of water and thelaboratory control of the quality of the water deliveredto the public. Food—Weapon of Conquest

16 mm. Sound 21 min. NFBCEyes for Tomorrow 16 mm. Sound 18 min. NSPB Deals with food as a military and political weapon and

emphasizes the need for increased food output now forthe fighting forces of the United States; shows the waysby which starvation is used by the enemy to weaken con-quered countries; documents Britain’s and Soviet Russia’sneed for nutritive supplies from the Western Hemisphere.

Stresses good general health as a prerequisite for goodeyesight. Also deals with the importance of prenatalcare as a means of reducing the amount of blindnesscaused by syphilis and gonorrhea; the conservation ofvision among school children; the use of sight savingclasses for children with seriously defective vision; thenecessity for regular eye examinations; methods of treat-ing glaucoma and trachoma; and the eye hazards ofindustry.

Foods and Nutrition 16 mm. Sound 11 min. EBFI

A somewhat technical review of the process of humannutrition, including a discussion of the utilization of thevarious food nutrients in the body, illustrated by animaldeficiency experiments and animated graphs and diagrams.The use of oxygen in the body is demonstrated by meas-urements of metabolism, both basal and during activity.The film is highly recommended for professional groupsor college classes, but not for elementary schools.

Fight Syphilis16 mm. Sound 10 or 20 min. USPHS

Expository film, how to combat syphilis. Ten minuteversion emphasizes the individual’s role, blood tests, avoid-ing exposure, proper treatment, the danger of quacks.Twenty minute version includes the community’s job, edu-cation, providing clinics, follow-up workers, the drain onthe nation’s manpower, cost of supporting the blind, theinsane, the unemployables crippled by syphilis. Both ver-sions are suitable for adult mixed audiences.

For Children Only 16 mm. Sound 8 min. BIS

Illustrates a plan for providing cod liver oil and vitaminC-rich fruit juices for children under five.

For Health and HappinessFighters in White 16 mm. Sound—Color 11 min. USDA

16 and 35 mm. Sound 13 min. NYHFrom a series of lively, joyous children, who from birthhave had the right food, exercise, sunshine, affection,companionship and intelligent care, are illustrated somesigns of good growth and nutrition that everyone canlearn to recognize and to build for.

A New York State war film.Organization and operation,under war conditions, ofEmergency Medical Service,in accordance with regula-tions of the Office of CivilianDefense. The control centerof an American city goes intoaction during a hypotheticalair raid, and operation of the

Emergency Medical Service is followed in detail.

For Safety’s Sake 16 mm. Sound 15 min. SARRA

An instructional film which shows the safe handling ofportable power tools. Produced in cooperation with theNational Safety Council. It is particularly suited forindustrial plant employees,,

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Four Point Safety Home Heart and Circulation of the Blood16 and 35 mm. Sound 16 min. NYH 16 mm. Sound 10 min. EBFI

A New York State war film.Shows the direct bearing ofoff-the-job accidents to thewar effort. Describes the fourpoints of a safe home—Mainte-nance, Good Housekeeping,Protection of Children, Culti-vation of Safe Habits. Thisfilm was given the LibertyMutual Award of the National

Safety Council as the best nontheatrical film of the yearon home safety.

The mechanics of the pulmonary and circulatory systemsdetailed, with delineation of the heart action by technicalanimation and natural photography. Amplified heart beatsounds. Microscopic scenes of capillary action. Bloodpressure and its relation to health.

Help Wanted 16 mm. Sound 29 min. JJExcellent for stimulating interest in first aid training.Includes elementary first aid methods.

Hidden Hunger 16 mm. Sound 30 min. FSA

40 Billion Enemies 16 mm. Sound 25 min. WEM Dramatization of the fact that while most Americans getenough food to eat many of them get the wrong food orthe right food cooked the wrong way. Walter Brennan,as Lincoln Squires, decides to reform the eating habitsof the nation. During his peregrinations hither and yon,the film manages to teach many lessons about the dangerof overcooking and unbalanced diets. Part of the nationalnutrition program to make the citizenry food conscious.

Describes first the improvement of general health broughtabout by mechanical refrigeration and quick transportationof foods. Explains relation between temperature and foodspoilage; demonstrates storing of foods in an electricrefrigerator, and advises as to its purchase and care.Graphic presentation of how to use a refrigerator, con-sidering only the influence of temperature on perishablefoods and omitting health hazards caused by contamination.

Hit and Run DriverFundamentals of Diet 16 mm. Sound 20 min. MGM

16 mm. Sound 11 min. EBFI Offers an opportunity to do effective street and highwaysafety work among pupils and also adults by showingthem this powerful dramatization of the consequences ofreckless driving.

Delineates the functional classification of foods; shows thatnature has provided most of these for the young of ani-mals and plants; gives examples of many foods in eachclassification; shows by animal experiments what happensin diet deficiencies.

Home Nursing in Pneumonia16 mm. Sound 9 min. NYHHeads Up 16 mm. Sound 23 min. GANZ

(Revised version of two reelfilm PNEUMONIA NURS-ING-HALF THE BAT-TLE.) Shows how a publichealth nurse instructs ahousewife in the care of apneumonia patient, featuringsuch essentials as feeding thepatient, back rub, bedpan,turning the patient in bed,

changing linen, etc. This picture is strictly educationaland is intended primarily for women’s organizations,nursing classes, etc. Should not be shown to mixed class-room groups.

Official American Red Cross film, demonstrating ways toavoid common swimming hazards, simple means of“rescues without risks,” tests for candidates for Red Crosslifesaving courses, swimming techniques adapted to life-saving, ways to approach a drowning person, parries,grip releases, and carries.

Health and the Cycle of Water16 mm. Sound 20 min. CIPR

Water in its cycle is shown at the source, is routed througha filtration plant for purification, enters the home throughpipes to the faucet, leaves the home through waste pipesto sewer mains and thence, through sewage treatment plantand outfall, to the sea where it is again evaporated andcondensed, and the cycle repeated, endlessly. Dramaticinterest is supplied by the trials and tribulations of thecitizens of a hypothetical small town in the 1890’s whenstream pollution was more the rule than the exception.

How To Get the Most Out of Your Refrigerator

16 mm. Sound 30 min. GMExcellent film on the Care and use of the home electricrefrigerator. Shows proper storage of various types offood.Health in War 16 mm. Sound 13 min. BIS

Shows by diagram the organization of London’s hospitalsfor the care of air raid victims and other casualties. In Defense of the Nation

16 mm. Sound 11 min. ASHHealth Is a Victory 16 mm. Sound 13 min. ASH The problem of prostitution in the mobilization of the

military, naval or industrial manpower. There is nothingin the film which requires that it be restricted in showing;however, it is recommended especially for camps, indus-tries, social workers, and citizens interested in law enforce-ment. (For those interested in the health problems relatedto syphilis and gonorrhea, the film WITH THESEWEAPONS is preferable.)

Facts about gonorrhea—its diagnosis, treatment and cure—-told in simplified language, featuring several animationsand diagrammatic sketches showing the prevalence ofthe disease, how it spreads and how it affects the humanorganisms, and information concerning modern methodsof drug treatment and the danger of self medication.Better suited for adult audiences.

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Know for Sure 16 mm. Sound 23 min. USPHS Louis Pasteur, the Benefactor16 mm. Sound 15 min. PICKProduced in Hollywood by the Research Council of the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for theUnited States Public Health Service. Tells men whatthey need to know about syphilis, why a blood test isimportant, why it doesn’t pay to take a chance, and guidespotential patients to private physicians and to healthofficers. For men only and for use through official healthor other authorised professional agencies. A physicianshoidd be on hand at each showing to answer specificquestions and factual leaflets on venereal disease and itsprevention should he distributed to the audience.

A presentation of some of the highlights of the careerand work of this great scientist, including the first rabiestreatment of a boy bitten by a rabid dog. May be usedas a visual aid in the study of great personalities or inconjunction with science courses covering the contributionsof Pasteur.

Magic Bullets 16 mm. Sound 30 min. USPHS

Based on the story of the life of Dr. Paul Ehrlich, scientist,who discovered the cure for syphilis, and features EdwardG. Robinson. Condensation of Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bul-lets (Warner Brothers).

Know for Sure (Revised Version)16 mm. Sound 20 min. USPHS

Suitable for showing to mixed audiences and for instruc-tion of high school students. Identical with original ver-sion except sections of prophylaxis and other scenes omitted. The Main Dish 16 mm. Sound 18 min. NFBC

Shows the selection and preparation of the “thrifty” cutsof beef and the proper methods and equipment for prepar-ing same. Film deals with beef only but teaching appliesto other meats as well.

Let My People Live 16 mm. Sound 13 min. NTBPrimarily for Negro audiences, but its quality and scien-tific facts appeal and apply equally to white audiences.Features the 100 voice Tuskegee Choir and an all Negrocast. Making Ends Meet

16 mm. Sound—Color 11 min. DCSLLet’s Keep the Killer Down

Gives helpful suggestions on such details as planningmenus ahead, buying in season, and budget-extending meatdishes to assist in making food money go as far as pos-sible.

16 mm. Sound 10 min. NMPC

Stresses the importance of immunization with toxoid andwarns against the indifference which may arise as diphth-eria incidence diminishes. Emphasizes the great dangerin the type of diphtheria so mild that no one thinks ofcalling a physician, thereby delaying medical treatment.Good sickroom practice and the preparation of diphtheriaantitoxin demonstrated.

Man Against Microbe 16 mm. Sound 10 min. MLI16 mm. Silent 15 min. MLI

Story of the highlights in the fight of science againstpreventable disease from the days of the London Plagueto the present.Life Begins 16 mm. Sound 56 min. EBFI

Scientific and authoritative study of infant behavior duringthe first year of life. For parent-teacher associations,women’s clubs, nurses, and parent education and studygroups.

Mass Radiography 16 mm. Sound 10 min. NTB

Shows mass x-ray surveys in British industrial plants.Produced in England by the National Association for thePrevention of Tuberculosis.Life Begins Again 16 mm. Sound 15 min. WEM

Story of a girl who is making unsatisfactory progress inschool because of defective hearing, and the resultantimprovement after she is fitted with a hearing aid. Ani-mation and narration explain construction and functioningof the human ear and use of audiometer to test hearing inclassroom.

Meat and Romance16 mm. Sound 38 min. CASF

Dramatized educational film designed to extend nation-wide program of education on selection, cooking, carving,and nutritive value of meat.

Life Saving and Resuscitation16 mm. Silent 16 min. EBFI Mechanisms of Breathing

Demonstrations in water and, in slow motion photography,out of water, of various approaches and holds used inrescuing the endangered swimmer. Methods of resuscita-tion shown include use of the inhalator.

16 mm. Sound 11 min. EBFI

Animated drawings describe the mechanisms of breathing.The Shafer method of artificial respiration also is demon-strated. The relation of the breathing rate to the carbondioxide content of air is portrayed with the emphasis on thedanger from carbon monoxide when running automobileengine in closed garage.

Local Health Problems in War Industry Areas16 and 35 mm. Sound 14 min. NYH

A New York State war film.Health problems that mayarise when a large war in-dustry is set up in a com-munity and methods of meet-ing them, as illustrated byactual conditions in SenecaCounty, New York.

Middletown Goes to War16 mm. Sound 20 min. NTB

Prosperity stimulated by war industries brings newproblems to Middletown; health safeguards and othersocial services are adjusted to meet the new situation, andMiddletown marches in step to win the war.

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Miracle of Milk 16 mm. Sound 11 min, NYAM On the Firing Line 16 mm. Sound 19 min. NTBThis official film of the New York State Bureau of MilkPublicity traces milk through history. It shows howmilk helped shape the course of civilization, brought manout of the caves, down from the cliffs into a more orderedsociety. Today elaborate machinery of the twentieth cen-tury epitomizes man’s age-old respect for milk; modernscience is shown applied to the instinctive practices of eraslong past.

A travel tour in which different sections of the UnitedStates are visited, showing present day activities in thecontrol of tuberculosis and actual existing conditions inthe sections visited. Suitable for high school studentsand adult audiences.

On Your Feet 16 mm. Sound 10 min. USPHS

Expository film—the tire shortage forces people to walkmore, good posture, properly fitted shoes, how to walkcorrectly: knees flexed, toes straight ahead. Military drillshown as an example. Produced by the Melville ShoeCorporation in cooperation with the U. S. Public HealthService.

Miss T 16 mm. Sound 11 min. BIS

Typical situations in the life of an English middle classgirl, from infancy to adulthood. At each stage of herlife she gets the right food; it is explained how her dietcontributes to her health and happiness. Needs supple-mentary information because of some inaccuracies (goodfood does not protect from measles), and the diet shownis not free from English wartime restrictions.

Once Upon a Time 16 mm. Sound 9 min. MLIAnimated cartoon. Well known fairy tale and MotherGoose characters become involved in the present day typesof street and highway accidents through the machinationsof two bad goblins. The film ends with emphasis on safedriving methods, following the banishment of these goblinsby the good fairies.

Moving X-Rays 16 mm. Sound 11 min. UFA

X-ray motion picture showing the functioning of variousorgans of the 'body. May be used to excellent advantagefor teaching purposes. Suitable for high school students,adults, and medical groups. Our Common Enemy—The Fly

16 mm. Silent 16 min. ICS

Microscopic motion picture study of the house fly in whichevery stage of development from the egg to maturity isshown greatly magnified. A feature is the detailed studyof the fly’s marvelous eyes with their thousands of tinylenses. Objects actually photographed through hundredsof these lenses are shown on the screen.

Mrs, T and Her Cabbage Patch16 mm. Sound 12 min. BIS

A British war film, showing the home growing of vege-tables by a middle class family and their use in the com-munity. Simple and reassuring, giving a lesson on wartimediet and showing the formation of a new pattern of socialcooperation. Our Job to Know 16 mm. Sound 18 min. ASH

The true-to-life story of two average young people inwartime America who meet on the production line in astrange city, away from home and friends. Facts aboutthe cause, dangers, diagnosis, treatment and prevention ofgonorrhea and syphilis flow logically and smoothly fromepisodes in the story. Recommended for separate groupsof high school boys and girls and adults.

My Model Farm 16 mm. Sound 11 min. IHHumorous treatment of hazards often found around thefarm.

A New Day 16 mm. Sound 9 min. MLIA popular pneumonia film which, although it features thenewest weapons that doctors now employ in fighting thatdisease, also carries a strong and satisfying emotionalappeal and ends on a high note of success and conquest.

Our Milky Way16 mm. Sound—Color 10 min. NYAM

Official film of New York State Bureau of Milk Publicity.The story of how dairying has come to be the greatestindustry in New York State, traces the manner in whichmilk gets to the ultimate consumer, and shows how milkhas come to be known as man’s “most nearly perfectfood.”

Oars and Paddles 16 mm. Sound 24 min. GANZ

Official American Red Cross film. Demonstrates skillsneeded to prevent accidents in boats and canoes: Propertechniques in handling boats and canoes and methods ofboat rescues.

Passport to Health 16 mm. Sound 20 min. BFIOn Guard 16 and 35 mm. Sound 5 min. NYH A dramatization of the importance of immunizing against

childhood diseases. Approved by the U. S. Public HealthService.

Dramatic story of the appli-cation of medical science tothe saving of human livesfrom the dread disease ofchildhood — diphtheria — andthe subsequent developmentof toxoid as a preventive ofthe disease. May be bookedfor professional showingswith a special local health

trailer made by the State Department of Health. Infor-mation concerning the production of local trailers isobtainable from the Division of Public Health Education,Albany.

Plain Facts 16 mm. Sound 9 min. ASH

Shows how syphilis and gonorrhea cripple and destroyhuman health, how infection spreads, how the diseasesmay be diagnosed, treated and cured. Suitable for highschool and adult groups.

Play’s the Thing 16 mm. Silent 20 min. UWFilm for adults on how to provide young children withsimple, safe, homemade play facilities, with definite sug-gestions for the making of blocks, slide boards, drums,

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and swings, and emphasizing the wise choice of toys inbuilding muscles and healthy bodies. Ideal for child-training, home economics and normal school classes, andP.T.A. groups.

Sand in the Gears 16 mm. Sound 17 min. NTB

Shows how tuberculosis delays production and slows thewar machine; why the Army, the Navy, the millions ofworkers in actual war production as well as the civilianpopulation must be guarded against it; some of the thingsthat are being done to meet the problems of congestion,housing, nutrition, recreation, and medical care.

Posture 16 mm. Silent 14 min. EBFIThe importance of good posture, both standing and sitting—the part played by the muscles in determining whether itshall be good or bad; how to correct poor posture—andthe importance of good posture to physical well-being.

Sentinels of Safety 16 mm. Sound 9 min. ACI

Deals with accidents in the home and suggests precautionswhich should be taken to avoid the more common types.

Preventing Fires Through Electrical Safety16 mm. Silent 34 min. PRC Smallpox and Vaccination

16 mm. Sound—Color 28 min. NYHDeals with the proper handling and maintenance of elec-trical equipment in preventing fires. Home and publicfire prevention. Smallpox cases as observed

in 1939 outbreaks in NewYork State, including caseof malignant smallpox (vari-ola vera) ; also modern tech-nic of vaccination and reac-

Quit Worrying 16 and 35 mm. Sound 5 min. NYH

A New York State war film.K\plain> the program of thefederal t'hildren's Bureau toprovide free maternity aid for

the NewState Department of Health.

The Smiles Have It 16 mm. Sound 11 min. BFIThe visit of two children to the dentist, with lessons onthe relation of well balanced food to their teeth and infor-mation on animals’ teeth.

Recalled to Life 16 mm. Sound 28 min. SCThe Sneeze 16 mm. Silent 3 min. MITPortrays in graphic manner the need for good hearing in

social and business life. Beset by the handicap of poorhearing, Mr. Smith tries one aid after another and finallydiscovers a satisfactory one. A historical portion tellsus how, in earlier times, limited by less knowledge andtechnical skill, men tried unsuccessfully to overcome deaf-ness. In an interesting sequence the audience hears, forthe first time in a motion picture, how speech and musicsound to a person with a certain kind of deafness.

Demonstrates droplet production, distance of expulsion,and fall and evaporation of droplets to airborne micro-organisms in relation to transmission through air ofrespiratory diseases, by means ef high speed pictures ofsneezing, taken at 700 frames per second instead of theusual 24.

Story of Marihuana—A Dangerous Narcotic16 mm. Silent 15 min. NYH

The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Home Care Prepared especially as an aidto narcotic control agents inthe identification of cannabisplants. Shows in detail thestructure of the leaf andplant; containers commonlyemployed for concealingand transporting marihuana;pipes, lamps, and similar arti-cles used by drug addicts,

as well as many other features of practical interest. Forpolice, health, and other law enforcement officials only.

of Tuberculosis 16 mm. Sound 20 min. NTB

Film planned primarily for the public health nurse whohelps find tuberculosis and who assists the medical pro-fession in the education of patient and family. Recognizingthat, for the duration, adequate beds may be unavailable inmany areas, the picture shows how certain standard hos-pital nursing technics can be adapted to home treatment.Major emphasis is given to often neglected phases of thetreatment and control. Such details as absolute bed rest,disposal of sputum, and meal preparations are featured.For professional groups only.

The Story of My Life by Tee BeeSafe Drinking Water from Small Water Supplies 16 and 35 mm. Sound 5 min. NYH

16 mm. Sound 11 min. UMProduced by National Tuberculosis Association. Ani-mated cartoon on tuberculosis. A tuberculosis germ tellsits life history.

The unsafe features of bored, driven, and drilled wellsillustrated diagrammatically and in pictures, together withthe correct and safe methods of installation and design.Intended primarily for rural areas.

The Student Flyer 16 mm. Sound 18 min. ADAEmphasizes the importance of the dental phase of physicalfitness programs and encourages the correction of incipientdental lesions before serious tooth loss occurs. Presentationof the American Dental Association and the High SchoolVictory Corps. Contents should prove educational andinteresting to both younger and older groups.

Safety in the Home 16 mm. Sound 10 min. EBFI

Presents graphically the rate and annual toll of homeaccident injuries, with attention to the most commonsources of accidents in and about a typical home, andsuggestions for their elimination.

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Swat the Fly 16 mm. Sound 9 min. EPS ’Twixt the Cup and the Lip16 and 35 mm. Sound 22 min. NYHReveals the common house fly as a dangerous carrier of

disease whose offspring, in a single season, number in themillions; microscopic studies of its physical constructionshow how suited it is to carry out its deadly work.

35 mm. Theater version 13 min. NYH

An epidemic of colds bringsto light unsatisfactory con-ditions in the handling ofcooking, eating and drinkingutensils in the city of Mid-vale; the health officials gointo action, and the town“goes to town” on cleandishes and glasses. Includesdetailed information on ap-

proved methods and means of complying with State Sani-tary Code regulations on cleansing utensils.

Syphilis 16 mm. Sound—Color 49 min. USPHS

A teaching film on early diagnosis of syphilis, late andlatent syphilis, and management of syphilis, with scenesfrom the U. S. Public Health Service clinics at HotSprings, Ark., and narration dealing with various aspectsof syphilis control. For professional groups only.

Technical Aspects of Intravenous Serum Treatment ofPneumonia 16 and 35 mm. Sound 18 min. NYH

Two Little Rats and How They GrewPortrays the complete technic of serum administrationin the home. For professional groups only. 16 mm. Sound—Color 15 min. DCSL

A movie record of a rat-feeding demonstration conductedas a nutrition education experiment by fifth grade boysand girls. Also shows properly prepared school lunchesas well as home meals for the entire family.

They Do Come Back 16 mm. Sound 16 min. NTB

Designed especially to visualize the relationship betweenrehabilitation and the rest of the tuberculosis program, andto inform the public regarding the need and nature of re-habilitation service. Suitable for high schools, colleges,and any adult audience.

The Value of a Smile 16 mm. Sound 10 min. BFITwo children are assigned to make a study of mouthhealth and learn much about such subjects as straighteningteeth, foods for building strong teeth, and proper methodof brushing teeth.This Too Is Sabotage 16 mm. Sound 25 min. WEM

Dramatizes the essential food groups recommended bygovernment and other nutrition authorities. Graphicallydemonstrates how to include items from each of thesegroups in each day’s meals, despite rationing and foodshortages.

Vitamin B, 16 mm. Silent 17 min. EBFIShows the natural sources of vitamin B 1( the effect ofdeficiency of vitamin B, on pigeons and young rats, theeffect of extreme vitamin B, deficiency on human beings—-beriberi, effect of a balanced diet on the disease, and theneed for a balanced diet to maintain healthy bodies.Tip Tops in Peppyland

16 mm. Silent 16 min. NYAMIllustrates the importance of milk as a principal sourceof food elements essential to proper growth and develop-ment of the human body. Partly animated.

Vitamin D 16 mm. Silent 16 min. EBFIShows the natural and artificial sources of vitamin D,results of vitamin D deficiency—rickets and poor teeth,series of feeding experiments with laboratory animals,various methods used to increase vitamin D in the body.Tips for Teachers 16 mm. Sound 20 min. JH

Presents the three “P’s” of good teaching. Explains theplace and value of the teacher’s Personality, dramatizes theimportance of Preparation, and gives a living example ofhow the Presentation of the material is done best. Pho-tography is in the classroom. Analogies are introducedto show how the teacher must use showmanship, salesman-ship and the ability of an actor to help in shortening thelearning process. Recommended for use in teachers’ col-leges, schools of education, training sections for vocationalteachers and demonstrators.

Vitamin-Wise 16 mm. Sound 18 min, NFBC

Explains the vitamin categories of main fresh vegetables,their importance in the wartime diet, and the proper methodsof cooking them. Also covers briefly salad making, homecanning and winter storage of home grown vegetables.

Vitamins A, B l5 C and D16 mm. Sound 16 min. NFBC

Each of the four vitamins is dealt with separately and itsimportance emphasized in a well balanced diet for bothmothers and children. Comparison between healthy anddeficient experimental animals further emphasizes the mes-sage. Up-to-date action scenes throughout enliven the film.

To the People of the United States16 mm. Sound 20 min. USPHS

Syphilis film starring Jean Hersholt. How a germ canground a bomber, the prevalence of syphilis and the costto the nation, and the present day means of combattingthis disease. Wartime Nutrition 16 mm. Sound 10 min. USPHS

Many Americans are poorly fed, undernourished, starving,not for lack of food but because of poor eating habits.Through the work of public welfare agencies, .Americansare learning the simple facts of nutrition. At home, in fac-tories, in restaurants, they can choose through what theyeat the way to good or to poor health.

Tuberculosis 16 mm. Sound 10 min. EBFIDesigned to develop a general understanding and apprecia-tion of the nature, prevention, diagnosis and treatmentof pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Water, Friend or Enemy story of syphilis progresses through the principles ofdiagnosis and treatment and depicts the disease in itsrelation to the individual. Illustrates by animated dia-grams, method of spread and explains how treatment stopsinfectiousness. Suitable for schools, colleges, women’sclubs, churches, and virtually any audience.

16 mm. Sound 10 min. CIAAA Walt Disney color film in animation. Shows the dangersof contamination from water exposed to waste. Especiallyrecommended for rural groups as means for safeguardingsprings and wells are effectively shown.

What of Your ChildWorld of Plenty 16 mm. Sound 45 min. BIS16 and 35 mm. Sound 5 min. NYH

A plea for international control of world products for thecommon man. Depicts the production, distribution and con-sumption of food in three main sections, the first dealingwith prewar problems of overproduction; the second withthe control which is being exercised during the presentwar over production, distribution and price; and thethird with what might be done in the postwar era to con-trol food production and distribution in accordance withworld needs.

A New York State war film.Designed expressly to recruitchildren of working mothersboth for preschool and schoolage centers. Illustrates activi-ties of both types of centers,and also shows what mightand does happen to childrenwho are neglected while theirmothers work. GovernorDewey introduces the film.

Your Public Health NurseWhite Ammunition 16 mm. Sound 25 min. BFP 16 and 35 mm. Sound 10 min. NYH

Revised and up-to-date version of WHITE MAGIC.Shows the complete story of the production and distribu-tion of milk, and the important part that milk plays insustaining the war effort.

Rural public health nursingin New York State; flashes ofthe nurse’s activities in familyand community health ser-vices, under routine andemergency situations. For laygroups and student nurses.

With These Weapons16 mm. Sound 11 min. ASH

Opening with scenes illustrating the work of Schaudinn,Wassermann, Ehrlich, and present day scientists, the

SOURCECF Capitol Films

11 West 42nd StreetNew York, N. Y.

CIAA Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs444 Madison AvenueNew York 22, N. Y.

CIPR Cast Iron Pipe Research Assn.122 So. Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois

DCSL Dairy Council of St. Louis4030 Chouteau AvenueSt. Louis, Missouri

EBPI Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.20 No. Wacker DriveChicago 6, Illinois

EPS Edited Pictures System, Inc.330 West 42nd StreetNew York, N. Y.

FSA Federal Security AgencyGraybar Bldg., Rm. 401New York, N. Y.

GANZ William J. Ganz Co.40 East 49th StreetNew York, N. Y.

GMC General Motors Corp.Broadway at 57th StreetNew York 19, N. Y.

ACI Aetna Casualty & Insurance Co.Hartford, Connecticut

ADA American Dental Assn.222 East Superior StreetChicago 11, Illinois

ASCC The American Society for the Control of Cancer, Inc.350 Madison AvenueNew York, N. Y.

ASH American Social Hygiene Assn.1790 BroadwayNew York 19, N. Y.

BFI Brandon Films, Inc.1600 BroadwayNew York 19, N. Y.

BFP Borden’s Farm Products110 Hudson StreetNew York 13, N. Y.

BIS British Information Services30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York 20, N. Y.

CASF Castle Distributors Corp.30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York 20, N. Y.

CCI The Public Health Committee of the Cup and Con-tainer Institute

1790 BroadwayNew York 19, N. Y.

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NYH N. Y. State Dept, of HealthDiv. of Public Health Education18 Dove StreetAlbany 6, N. Y.

PICF Pictorial Films, Inc.R. K. O. Bldg.— Radio CityNew York 20, N. Y.

PRC Public Relations Committee85 John StreetNew York, N. Y.

PSC The Pennsylvania State CollegeCentral Extension OfficeState College, Pennsylvania

SARRA Sarra, Inc.16 E. Ontario StreetChicago 11, Illinois

SC Sonotone Corporation570 Fifth AvenueNew York 19, N. Y.

SD Sharp and Dohme, Inc.Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania

TBM Dr. Thomas B. McCrum4144 Cherlotto StreetKansas City, Missouri

UFA U.F.A. FilmsR.K.O. BuildingRockefeller CenterNew York, N. Y.

UM University of MinnesotaVisual Education ServiceMinneapolis, Minnesota

USDA U. S. Dept, of AgricultureOffice of Motion PicturesWashington, D. C.

USPHS The Surgeon GeneralU. S. Public Health ServiceWashington 14 (Bethesda Station), D. C.

UW University of WisconsinPhotographic Laboratory1208 W. Johnson StreetMadison, Wisconsin

WEM Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.246 East 4th StreetMansfield, Ohio

ICS Institutional Cinema Service1560 Broadway-New York, N. Y.

IH International Harvester Co.180 No. Michigan AvenueChicago 1, Illinois

IOWA State Dept, of HealthDiv. of Cancer ControlDes Moines, Iowa

JH Jam Handy Organization2900 E. Grand Blvd.Detroit, Michigan

JJ Johnson & JohnsonNew Brunswick, New Jersey

LN Loucks & Norling Studios245 West 55th StreetNew York, N. Y.

MGM Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures1540 BroadwayNew York, N. Y.

MIT Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDept, of Biology and Public HealthCambridge, Massachusetts

MLI Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.1 Madison AvenueNew York, N. Y.

MSCA Michigan State College of Agriculture & AppliedScience

Dept, of Bacteriology & HygieneEast Lansing, Michigan

NFBC National Film Board of Canada84 East Randolph StreetChicago, Illinois

NMPC National Motion Pictures Co.Mooresville, Indiana

NSPB National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc.1790 BroadwayNew York 19, N. Y.

NTB National Tuberculosis Assn.1790 BroadwayNew York 19, N. Y.

NYAM N. Y. State Dept, of Agriculture & MarketsState Office Bldg.Albany 1, N. Y.

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INDEXBiology Medicine (History of)

PAGE PAGE

Heart and Circulation of the Blood 4Mechanisms of Breathing 5

Louis Pasteur, the Benefactor 5Man Against Microbe 5

Cancer MilkMiracle of Milk 6Our Milky Way 6Tip Tops in Peppyland 8White Ammunition 9

Cancer 2Choose to Live 2Enemy X 3

Child Health (Care)NursingBabies, Baths and Bubbles 2

Baby Care: Feeding 2Clocking a Champion 2Dinner at School 3Fit to Live 3What of Your Child 9

Home Nursing in Pneumonia 4The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Home

Care of Tuberculosis 7Your Public Health Nurse 9

NutritionChild Study ABCD of Health 2

Dinner at School 3Food — Weapon of Conquest 3Foods and Nutrition 3For Children Only 3For Health and Happiness 3Fundamentals of Diet 4Hidden Hunger 4The Main Dish 5Making Ends Meet 5Meat and Romance t 5Miss T 6Mrs. T and Her Cabbage Patch 6This Too Is Sabotage 8Two Little Rats and How They Grew 8Vitamin Bi 8Vitamin D 8Vitamin-Wise 8Vitamins A, Bi, C and D 8Wartime Nutrition 8World of Plenty 9

Life Begins 5Play’s the Thing 6

Dental Health (Oral Hygiene)About Faces 2Ask Your Dentist 2The Smiles Have It •... 7The Student Flyer 7The Value of a Smile 8

Diphtheria

Defeat Diphtheria 2Let’s Keep the Killer Down 5On Guard 6

First AidArtificial Respiration 2Before the Doctor Comes 2First Aid (Silent) 3First Aid (Sound) 3Help Wanted 4Life Saving and Resuscitation 5 Pneumonia

A New Day 6Home Nursing in Pneumonia 4Technical Aspects of Intravenous Serum Treatment

of Pneumonia 8

Fly (House)Our Common Enemy — The Fly 6Swat the Fly 8

Food Preservation PostureOn Your Feet 6Posture 7

40 Billion Enemies 4How To Get the Most Out of Your Refrigerator.

...4

Respiratory InfectionHearingThe Sneeze 7

(See also Pneumonia; Restaurant Sanitation)Life Begins Again 5Recalled toLife 7

Restaurant SanitationImmunization

The Danger Point 2’Twixt the Cup and the Lip 8Passport to Health 6

SafetyMarihuanaStory of Marihuana 7 For Safety’s Sake 3

Four Point Safety Home 4Heads Up 4Hit and Run Driver 4

Maternal AidQuit Worrying 7

PAGE Venereal DiseasespageLife Saving and Resuscitation 5

My Model Farm 6Oars and Paddles 6Once Upon a Time 6Preventing Fires Through Electrical Safety 7Safety in the Home 7Sentinels of Safety 7

Fight Syphilis 3Health Is a Victory 4In Defense of the Nation 4Know for Sure 5Know for Sure (Revised) 5Magic Bullets 5Our Job to Know 6Plain Facts 6Syphilis 8To the People of the United States 8With These Weapons 9

SmallpoxDefense Against Invasion 2Smallpox and Vaccination 7

TeachingTips for Teachers 8 Vision

Eyes for Tomorrow 3TuberculosisAnother to Conquer 2Artificial Pneumothorax in the Treatment of Pul-

monary Tuberculosis ? 2Cloud in the Sky 2Diagnostic Procedure in Tuberculosis 3Let My People Live 5Mass Radiography 5Middletown Goes to War 5On the Firing Line 6The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Home

Care of Tuberculosis 7Sand in the Gears 7The Story of My Life by Tee Bee 7They Do Come Back 8TUBERCULOSIS 8

War and HealthFighters in White 3Health in War 4Local Health Problems in War Industry Areas 5

Water SupplyEvery Drop a Safe One 3Health and the Cycle of Water 4Safe Drinking Water from Small Water Supplies.

... 7Water — Friend or Enemy 9

X-RayMoving X-Rays 6

' 4-3-4S-2SOO (4H2-189)