Venereal disease.

An educational programme outlining the importance of sexual health education. A group of 14-15 year old students browse displays about venereal diseases in Sheffield. The social history of sexually transmitted diseases is outlined via historical illustrations. A reason why there is an increase in sexual diseases is put down to change of habits such as casual sex over images of the contraceptive pill being manufactured. Each venereal disease is characterised; a venerologist provides a narration. Over each intertitle announcing the disease; ominous drums are sounded. Some examples of microscopy are shown. He describes the differences in disease presentation of women versus men (with women often not presenting symptoms until too late). There is a dramatisation of a young man, Bob, visiting a sexual health clinic; after his diagnosis, a social worker gets in touch with the contact tracer and they try and find 'Veronica' who is assumed to have passed the sexually contacted disease to the man after having casual sex with Bob after a party. Once contacted, she is advised to get tested. Finally, returning to the school group at the start, they ask questions about VD. Frank Rowntree (who is not credited in the film) answers the questions; at the time he was the Health Education Officer for Sheffield.