MALARIA Part 1

Description

On the cause, transmission, and prevention of malaria. Still pictures show a farm family infected with malaria. A sister and brother, ill with malaria, are treated with quinine by a doctor. A doctor and a Public Health official show a farmer how to screen the porch, doors, and windows and to spray for mosquitoes. Close-ups are shown of mosquito larvae and methods of combatting mosquitoes by draining ponds and spraying with oil and insecticides.

Collection

Records of the Public Health Service

Series

Motion Picture Films