NOTES
cinefilm intertitles in italics
descriptions normal
voice over in bold

FILM SUMMARY
The summary is in minutes and seconds. Formats held: black and white 16mm film with sound, SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Master Preservation Time Coded DVD, Master Preservation DVD, Access Time Coded DVD and Access DVD.

Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (AA 872/1/1/6)

01:31:11 Cinefilm commences. Music is played.

01:32:07 Cinefilm intertitle: THE PREVENTION OF SCRUB TYPHUS
An Army Medical Services insignia is in the background.

01:39:14 Cinefilm intertitle:
A WAR OFFICE PRODUCTION
SUPERVISED BY A MEDICAL OFFICER
APPOINTED BY THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF
ARMY MEDICAL SERVICES
B.901 CROWN COPYRIGHT C.901
An Army Medical Services insignia is in the background.

01:48:24 Cinefilm intertitle:
PRODUCED
FOR
THE DIRECTORATE OF ARMY KINEMATOGRAPHY
BY THE
A.K.S
An Army Medical Services insignia is in the background.

01:57:21 cinefilm intertitle:
This film has been made
at the special request of the
Medical Advisory Division of
the Supreme-Allied Commander,
South-East Asia Command

02:08:12 Music ceases, voice over commences

02:09:13 View of an island
An island of the tropics. There may not be any Japs on it, yet it is full of enemies that can be just as deadly.

02:18:03 View of jungle. Camera pans from the canopy down to the scrub
Enemies that are not confined to tropical islands but may be found in there millions wherever there is jungle or scrub.

02:23:21 View of valley with a mountain in the background and camera then pans across the landscape.
Particularly in jungle areas that have been cultivated and allowed to become overgrown with grass and scrub.

02:32:05 View of 3 soldiers walking in overgrown scrub.
The scientists call this enemy trombicula.

02:37:21 View of magnified mites crawling over a pin.
It is a small mite and its size can be judged when its seen on a pin head under a microscope.

02:49:04 Close-up of a mite.
Here is even a closer view of one showing the six legs and also the biting jaws which it uses to feed on the tissual fluids of animals thereby spreading the scrub typhus disease.

02:59:22 View of a man's hand using a needle to point to a rat's ear and then circles the pointer around the area where mite clusters may appear.
It usually feeds on rats and sometimes clusters can be detected in the animal's ear.

03:04:04 Close-up of a pointer in rat's ear removing a mite and then shows a close-up of the mite.

03:11:21 Close-up of a mite.
When the larvae are fully developed they drop off the rat into the

03:15:00 View of a mite on soil.
soil where they moult twice and then change into their adult form.

03:20:03 Close-up of a mite on soil.
These little creatures breed the dangerous larvae but though they appear rather unpleasant under the microscope they are harmless in

03:27:07 Close-up of a mite sitting on a microscope slide, lit from underneath
themselves.

03:35:13 A soldier marches through the jungle
Anywhere where there is scrub, may be a breeding ground from which the larvae can be picked up.

03:40:12 Pans to a soldier's boot.

03:42:13 Mites crawl from the boot to the sock.

03:48:22 Close-up of soldier's boots.

03:51:02 Close-up of mites on the boots
The mite crawls onto the boot and finds its way up over the boot onto the

03:57:16 Close-up of a mite on a sock.
sock. From the sock it gets through onto the

04:05:05 Close-up of a mite on skin.
skin where it digs in and starts feeding on the tissual fluid. The mite may not be infected with the scrub typhus germ yet its bite will lead to an uncomfortable rash that may result in bad septic sores without other serious consequences. On the other hand if the mite is infected with the germ, the bite will usually

04:23:15 View of an ulcer.
turn into an ugly looking ulcer and in about 10 days scrub typhus will develop. The only place then is

04:30:22 Soldier lying in hospital bed with a doctor taking his pulse and then look's over to the soldier's chart.
bed where it maybe too late. Beside the ulcer the patient will also suffer from 2 other

04:37:08 Close-up of soldier's hospital charts
main symptoms. These are a very severe headache and a high fever which sometimes comes back to normal but sometimes doesn't. The scrub typhus can be fatal but it can be prevented.

04:52:15 View of the bottle and label: 'D.B.P., DIBUTYL PHTHALATE'
The answer is Dibutyl Phthalate commonly called DBP.

04:56:22 View of a graphic representation of 5 bottles of DBP superimposed over a soldier lying-in a hospital bed. There are 4 bottles, one in each corner and the remaining bottle in the middle. The acronym DBP is placed centre top. Then the chemical's name appears in brackets (Dibutyl Phthalate) immediately below. Then the four corner bottles slowly empty to represent 1/5th, leaving the centre bottle full before finally emptying.
DBP prevents Scrub typhus. An Australian Division first tried it. They treated the soldier's clothing with the fluid and cases of scrub typhus dropped to 1/5th. Even that small fraction would have remained free from infection if the DBP had been used properly.

05:17:08 A soldier takes a bottle of DBP and then pours the chemical into a tin.
This is the proper way.

05:26:04 Dip the fingers in the fluid, rub the hands together, so there is a thin film of fluid on the palms.

05:32:20 Now transfer the DBP to the cloth by rubbing the palms across it. When this has been done any mites that might come in contact with

05:42:05 Close-up of a mite on cloth.
cloth are destroyed.

05:51:08 Two soldiers kneel on the floor with their uniform in front of them.
So here is the drill that has been laid down. At special fortnightly parades the men attend with all their clothing, ground sheets and tins to hold the DBP.

06:03:11 A third soldier pours DBP into the kneeling soldier's tins.
Each man receives 2 ounces of fluid. A right size ladle can be made by cutting down a 2 ounce tobacco tin to half it's size; 1 ounce of tobacco, 2 ounces of DBP.

06:20:02 One soldier demonstrates the appliction of DPB onto his uniform.
Now for the application. First the trousers should be turned inside out, not this way but like this. They should then be laid flat on the ground so that there are no creases in the cloth. 5 times on each side of each leg. It may not seem an efficient method but it's a stroke of test of active service condition. Other methods such as spraying give far less satisfactory results and fortnightly impregnation is quite impracticable. Give extra attention to the ends of the legs. Fold the legs back and do the inside of it, then 8 more to the body. Notice the top of the trousers is given the same extra attention as the ends of the legs. These are the most likely places for the mites to find there way through from the ground onto the body and 2 for the fly, another way in for the mites. Try working to assist them will ensure that no part of the cloth is left untouched. The results may be patchy at first but the DBP will get more evenly distributed after the clothes have been worn.

07:59:10 Two soldiers demonstrate the application of DBP onto a blouse.
Next comes the blouse. Turn the arms inside out in the same way as the trousers. Spread them out on the ground and give two applications to each side of each arm. The cuff also come into treatment. Finally another 15 for the body of the garment and the blouse will be proof against mites.

08:44:04 One soldier demonstrates the application of DBP onto a gaiter.
The gaiter. Six times for each gaiter or if you have

08:49:04 Camera pans to the second soldier demonstrating the application of DBP onto a puttee (puttie)
Puttees (putties) the same number.

09:00:08 Camera pans over to two soldiers demonstrating the application of DBP onto socks.
Socks, perhaps the most important of all. These are best treated by rubbing them 6 times between the smeared hands. Spare pairs must also be done.

09:15:01 Camera pans to a third soldier demonstrating the application of DBP onto underclothes.
Underclothes dealt with in the same way as the socks.

09:27:04 Camera pans back to the two soldiers who commence unbuttoning their blouse.
And finally a complete change so that the clothes they have been wearing may be treated as well.

09:35:21 The demonstration takes us back to the soldier applying DBP to his trousers
The rule is every single garment to be treated every time.

09:42:03 and then onto his blouse.
The whole process should not take more than ½ hour and will ensure maximum protection from scrub typhus.

09:46:14 DBP is applied onto socks.

09:54:08 View of a mite on socks.
The DBP will remain effective after the

09:56:12 Seven soldiers are washing their uniforms.
clothes have been washed several times and will still be effective after

10:01:06 Six soldiers wading through a river
wading through rivers

10:04:07 Soldiers march through the jungle and mountains
or marching through rain. Scrub typhus is a dangerous and deadly disease but you need not be a victim by carrying out a few simple precautions that you have just seen. You can be sure that you can go into action with a maximum protection against scrub itch and scrub typhus.

10:23:18 Voice over ceases, music commences.

10:27:18 Cinefilm intertitle:
AN
A.K.S
PRODUCTION
THE END
B.901 C.901
An Army Medical Services insignia is in the background.

10:34:02 Cinefilm ends


INVENTORY ITEMS:

AA 872/1/1/1
Format: 16mm, positive, black and white, sound
Duration:
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AA 872/1/1/2
Format: SP Betacam, Master Preservation Copy
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/1

AA 872/1/1/3
Format: Digital Betacam
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/1

AA 872/1/1/4
Format: Time coded DVD 1, Preservation Copy
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/1

AA 872/1/1/5
Format: DVD 2, Preservation Copy
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/4

AA 872/1/1/6
Format: Time coded DVD 3, Access Copy
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/4

AA 872/1/1/7
Format: DVD 4, Access Copy
Duration: 10 minutes; 34 seconds
Transfer Date: July 2005
Generation: Copy of AA 872/1/1/4