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On the Firing Line



Efforts being made by the National Tuberculosis Association in the war against tuberculosis, with many interesting scenes from the 1930s. Posing interesting and still relevant statistics linking poverty to the disease as well as surprising breakdowns on the racial demographics of tuberculosis victims, the film also includes fascinating footage of early sanitoria (treatment centers) and mobile health clinics.                                              
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Video Information
Year: 1936
Genre: Ephemeral
Keywords: Health and hygiene;Medicine: Tuberculosis;Medicine: Public health;
Duration: 00:19:13
Color: No
Sound: Yes
Amount of Motion: n/a
Language: English
Sponsor: National Tuberculosis Association
Contributing Organization: Internet Archive
Transcript Available: No

Digitization Information
Digitization Date: 2001
Digitizing Organization: Internet Archive

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