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In Britain during the 1930s the Government of the inter-war period
had become more sensitive to public opinion regarding the nation's slum
housing and the general state of its health. This led to a national
campaign to 'heal the nation' of its ills, a campaign of persuasion and
manipulation of public opinion.
In order not to be seen as a propagandist state, the Ministry of
Health contracted the work out to professional filmmakers, but kept a
close eye on what was produced. The aim of the films was to educate the
working classes, which were also the biggest cinema audience of the
time.
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