House flies may be found almost everywhere that man lives. They are the carriers of germs which cause many serious diseases. Using magnified illustrations of structural details, the film describes the feeding and digestive systems and breeding habits. The details of their structure and life history explained - why the house fly is such a menace to health. The film concludes with sanitation procedures necessary to control the house fly menace.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307271
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Flies as carriers of disease
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Germ theory of disease
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)