Episode of Series “This is the United Nations”.
Cinemagazine items: 1. London centre checks influenza - By swift recognition of the type and strain of virus causing influenza, the World Health Organisation centre at London helps to check epidemics. 2. UN laboratory aids fight on opium smuggling - In New York the UN narcotic Division has set up a laboratory which identifies the source of any opium seized, thus assisting authorities to trace smugglers.
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ACMI Identifier
010848
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drug traffic - Investigation
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Smuggling
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Epidemics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Infection
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Opium habit
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Virus diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → World Health Organisation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)