Central Council For Health Education

A man feels so much guilt over being infected by venereal disease that he conjures up a personal trial over his own behaviour.

Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst soldiers on the frontline wasn't the sole cause. Back on the home front, for many women, like Joan from No. 19, loneliness or newfound independence acted as an incentive to extramarital promiscuity.

Wartime public information film detailing the health service facilities available to Britain's children, from mothercraft classes to PE lessons and school dinners.