Summary:Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer advising all mothers to have their children immunised against diphtheria
Description:Opening title OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FILM followed by a brief view of the interior of a children's ward in a hospital. Caption HAVE YOU HAD YOUR CHILD IMMUNISED AGAINST DIPHTHERIA? View of a mother sitting by the bed of a sick child with the solemn commentary "this boy is not expected to live - he was not immunised". A brief dream-like sequence shows children looking at a poster about immunisation with a mother's voice saying that she does not want to her child immunised. A Doctor, flanked by a nurse, examines a patient (not seen) and speaks to camera "This child need not have died. He could have been immunised and so protected from diphtheria". An animated map of Scotland is accompanied by the commentary "see what happened in Scotland. Of 1,200.000 children two-thirds were immunised. When attacked by diphtheria, of those who were immunised only one died, of those unprotected over 400 died". Captions STOP THIS NEEDLESS DEATH! GET YOUR CHILD IMMUNISED. The commentary continues "Immunisation does not hurt. It does not make your child ill. You can get it done for free. Make sure your child is done" over film of a female doctor immunising a smiling little girl. The film ends with the caption YOUR COUNCIL OFFICES WILL TELL YOU HOW. DO IT NOW!
Alternative Title:DIPHTHERIA 2 [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NPB 12262
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (NPB 12262)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-1942
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Health (Production sponsor)
Paul Rotha Productions (Production company)
Chambers, Jack (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 134 ft; Running time: 1 min 20 secs
