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Personal hygiene habits must be cultivated 必須養成個人衛生習慣, 1952-05

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/4/6/2/1

Scope and Contents

The poster consists of 12 frames depicting essential personal hygiene habits to be cultivated amongst the people. These cover topics such as cooking, drinking boiled water, washing hands, vaccination, reporting illness, bathing and grooming, keeping a distance from sick people, spitting, washing clothes, drying clothes, and sterilising chopsticks and dishes.

Left hand slogan reads: Thoroughly defeat American imperialist bacteriological warfare 徹底打敗美帝國主義的細菌戰.

Right hand slogan reads: Everyone participate in the Patriotic Epidemic Prevention Health Campaign 人人都來參加愛國防疫衛生運動.

Publication details: Beijing: Peoples Fine Arts Press, May 1952 (first edition). 中央衛生部宣傳處, 中華全國美術工作者協會編, 中央美术学院集体创作; 人民美術出版社出版,一九五二年五月北京初版.





Dates

  • Creation: 1952-05

Extent

1 sheet(s) (1 colour poster) : Paper

Language of Materials

Chinese

Dimensions

53.5 x 77.5 cm

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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