One of Richard Massingham's most famous public information films, which lead to the ubiquitous mantra: "Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases".

One of Richard Massingham's most famous public information films, which lead to the ubiquitous mantra: "Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases". The film is bookended by two cruelly humorous sequences, as we witness a series of cartoonish pranks played upon anonymous wretches, and Massingham's comeuppance as he's punished with a dose of pepper and the mother of all sneezing fits.

First of series of four "Sneezing" trailers. Others are INFLUENZA. 1946. JET-
PROPELLED GERMS. 1948. HANDKERCHIEF DRILL. 1949.