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U.S. Army Hospital Food Service Training Sanitizing Kitchen Equipment Food Poisoning 11394 (1950)

1950 · Short film · 13 min

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This is a 1950, black and white training film made by the United States Army, "Hospital Food Service Personnel Training. Part III. Equipment." The movie shows how proper cleaning and sanitation of food equipment in a hospital promotes the good health of everyone, whereas poor sanitation can result in a disaster. The film opens with men getting dressed and cleaned up in a hospital locker room. A man in a chef’s hat comes in and talks to a mess attendant -- one of the men who keeps the kitchen clean 1:00. The chef offers the man a ride home 2:00. The men discuss the importance of keeping things clean in a hospital kitchen 2:20 Women talk as they wait online for the bus 2:25. Cleanliness is a matter of life and death in a hospital. The men drive home and talk 3:10. The man recalls a time when he was a mess attendant and the chief cook was taking meat from a pan 3:21. The dietitian comes from her office and speaks to the chief cook 3:32. The doctor says there is a rash of food poisoning running through the hospital and there are several cases already 3:50. The outbreak is violent and widespread. The nurses speak about finding out the source of the food poisoning 4:15. The nurse speaks to a man with food poisoning 4:30. The man had the minced chicken. Patients and staff were getting sick from eating meat loaf 5:06. The dietitian called a meeting of nurses and kitchen staff 5:11. There was nothing wrong with the meat and there was nothing wrong with the meat grinder until a…

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13 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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