“Warspite“ boys gargling and other examples of anti-flu prevention ideas in health promotion (1929)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Video Roll Title: ’Warspite’ - flu precautions: Influenza epidemic incidents Series of interesting scenes to promote public health precautions, including handkerchief vending machine and mass cadet gargle by the boys of the HMS Warspite. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Le Grand Gargle! Scenes on the flu fighting front! FRANCE (?): Location Unknown: Cadets on the ’Warspite’ carrying out a group gargle INTERTITLE: City workers raid the handkerchief machine! Women in 1930s hats buying handkerchiefs vending machine / Women using handkerchiefs to sneeze into INTERTITLE: Taken ’before meals’...Lyons’ waitresses on pill parade! Waitresses being given pills to fight flu INTERTITLE: And, of course, there’s another sort of gargle - distinctly popular! Men drinking outside shop or pub Background: Video Roll Tit