Leprosy: means of eradication by education, by treatment and by isolation of patients. Colour lithograph.
- Date:
- Between 1950 and 1959?]
- Reference:
- 2058920i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Top left: a doctor in white lectures to a crowd of Indian villagers about a leprosy poster fastened to a tree. Top right: a sanatorium of huts in a big garden, with a doctor injecting the arm of a patient. Bottom left: inside a home for children with leprosy who are playing games. Bottom right: inside a home for adults with leprosy, where the patients play chess, read newspapers etc.
Publication/Creation
[India] : Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh, Between 1950 and 1959?] ([Calcutta] : The Calcutta Phototype Co. Ltd.
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 74.5 x 50.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Organise to eradicate leprosy. Education of the public. Isolation and treatment of patients. Homes for children. Homes for crippled patients.
Bears number: Poster no. 20
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2058920i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores