Movies: Ministry Of Health

  • 1919
    Dr. Wise on Influenza

    Dr. Wise on Influenza (1919)

    Dr. Wise on Influenza

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    A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18....

    Dr. Wise on Influenza
  • 1949
    The People at No. 19

    The People at No. 19 (1949)

    The People at No. 19

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    Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst soldiers on the frontline wasn't the sole cause. Back on the home front, for many women, like Joan from...

    The People at No. 19
  • 1945
    Coughs and Sneezes

    Coughs and Sneezes (1945)

    Coughs and Sneezes

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    This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it....

    Coughs and Sneezes
  • 1951
    Mary's Birthday

    Mary's Birthday (1951)

    Mary's Birthday

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    The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs....

    Mary's Birthday
  • 1947
    Burns and Scalds

    Burns and Scalds (1947)

    Burns and Scalds

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    Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds....

    Burns and Scalds
  • 1947
    Dover, Spring 1947

    Dover, Spring 1947 (1947)

    Dover, Spring 1947

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    Dover made over: this quirky and pointed public information film reveals how the heavily-bombed and shelled Kent town was being replanned after the war. The filmmakers cleverly and entertainintly capture our attention by opening on travelogue cliches...

    Dover, Spring 1947
  • 1947
    Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire (1947)

    Playing with Fire

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    You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares....

    Playing with Fire
  • 1963
    Smoking and You

    Smoking and You (1963)

    Smoking and You

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    A Centre Office of Information (COI) production about smoking....

    Smoking and You
  • 1948
    Here's Health

    Here's Health (1948)

    Here's Health

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    A film about the National Health Act that established the NHS, and how it benefitted communities. It starts with a bleak look, when coordinated patient care is non-existent, patients cannot see the right specialist when they need to and a family is s...

    Here's Health
  • 1943
    Defeat Tuberculosis

    Defeat Tuberculosis (1943)

    Defeat Tuberculosis

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    British documentary on Tuberculosis....

    Defeat Tuberculosis