Enough to eat? : the nutrition film.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

Due to essential system maintenance, online requesting will be unavailable from 9pm until midnight on Tuesday 21 April. You can still search the catalogue as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

<p>This film deals with malnutrition in Britain. It focuses on the relationship between income and nutrition and suggests that government schemes can improve the current situation. It shows that people on low incomes are likely to be consuming insufficient nutrients, for instance, not enough calcium or iron and, as a result, are prone to diseases such as rickets and anaemia.  The film draws on the work of Prof. Sir Gowland Hopkins (Cambridge University), Sir John Boyd Orr (Director, Rowett Institute) and Dr. George M' Gonigle (Medical Officer of Health for Stockton-on-Tees) all of whom appear in the film.  Narrated by Julian Huxley, who is seen stitting behind a desk, the film presents various pieces of evidence to back up the narrative, for instance rats fed on different diets and interviews with working class mothers about their shopping habits .  A number of prominent figures appear in the film.  Herbert Morrison (Leader of the London County Council) talks about work to improve the diet of people in London, for example, free school dinners, LCC nutrition centres and annual school medical inspections.  Lord Astor talks about global malnutrition, appealing to governments to play a role in feeding their populations and advocating increased world trade to maintain world peace. 1 segment.</p>

Enough to eat? : the nutrition film.

Licence and re-use