Water service

United Kingdom, 1945

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How water is carried from lakes and streams to the reservoirs where it is put through filter beds to be purified, before being piped from power-houses to the consumers. Samples of water are continually being tested for contamination and impurities.

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Credits

producer

C A Radley

production company

Selwyn Films

director

David MacKane

Duration

00:11:30:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1945

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011706

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Great Britain

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Water-supply engineering

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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