A man using a handkerchief to prevent the spread of coughs and colds to productive workers. Colour lithograph.

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[between 1900 and 1999]
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24433i
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A man using a handkerchief to prevent the spread of coughs and colds to productive workers. Colour lithograph. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The "nine" workers who are kept fit are represented by head and shoulders sketches below the man sneezing. They are members of the armed forces, nurses, a miner, a train-driver (?), and a telephone operator; five women and four men

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[London] : Issued by the Ministry of Health : Printed for H.M. Stationery Office : Central Council for Health Education, [between 1900 and 1999] ([London?] : Norbury Printers Ltd.)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 37.6 x 24.7 cm

Lettering

A handkerchief in time saves nine and helps to keep the nation fighting fit. Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. Bears number (after printer's name) : 51-4253 Bears device : the Ministry of Health, the Central Council for Health Education

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Wellcome Collection 24433i

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