肺結核病人的用具, 都可能污染了結核桿菌, 必需消毒... (Disinfect the TB patient's possessions by boiling and airing in the sun), 1953
肺結核病人的用具, 都可能污染了結核桿菌, 必需消毒... (Disinfect the TB patient's possessions by boiling and airing in the sun), Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 1953
In 1953, the Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association produced a large series of anti-TB posters.
Sterilizing the spaces and objects that have been in contact with a sick patient help prevent the spread of TB. As per this poster, the best way to disinfect items is through boiling. The image shows a woman washing the clothes of a TB patient as behind her the door is open to show a man boiling clothes on the stove inside. Shoes, clothes, books and a blanket are being aired outside in the sun.
About the Book
In 1953 the Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association produced a large series of anti-TB posters that sought to educate the public on the causes, symptoms, treatments, and methods of preventing the spread of TB.
