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A soldier coughing over his food in the canteen and spreading germs over his colleagues. Colour lithograph, 1941/1945.

Caution against sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.

A healthy soldier in profile, naked and in uniform. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.

World War II: members of the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS) making gauze bandages. Drawing by E. Hudson, 1942.

The scabies mite as a danger to soldiers. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.

A healthy-looking man with a tourniquet having a blood test, as apparent health can conceal syphilis. Colour lithograph by L. Karsakov, 1941.

An American soldier tied up with a rope forming the letters "VD" and therefore unable to return from army duty in Europe to his home in America. Colour lithograph by F.O. Schiffers, 1946.

A wheel-chart (pie-chart), the seven sectors of which show seven different types of food which need to be combined in a balanced diet. Colour lithograph, 1943.

World War II: wounded soldiers convalescing at Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent. Photograph, 194-.

A red medicine bottle in blue wrapping, attractive but unable to cure gonorrhoea. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1943 (?).

An American soldier stripping and exposing his body to attack by a mosquito. Colour lithograph, 1946.

Humanity keeps an appointment : the story of the War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

The malaria mosquito: a warning against malaria. Colour lithograph, 1943.

A man having a blood test performed by two clinical pathologists in white coats. Colour lithograph attributed to L. Karsakov, 1944.

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World War, 1939-1945 - Health aspects

Images from the collections

Images about World War, 1939-1945 - Health aspects

Works from the collections

Caution against sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.

Humanity keeps an appointment : the story of the War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

The malaria mosquito: a warning against malaria. Colour lithograph, 1943.

The scabies mite as a danger to soldiers. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.

A man having a blood test performed by two clinical pathologists in white coats. Colour lithograph attributed to L. Karsakov, 1944.

World War, 1939-1945 - Health aspects

Images from the collections

Images about World War, 1939-1945 - Health aspects

Works from the collections

Caution against sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.

Humanity keeps an appointment : the story of the War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

The malaria mosquito: a warning against malaria. Colour lithograph, 1943.

The scabies mite as a danger to soldiers. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.

A man having a blood test performed by two clinical pathologists in white coats. Colour lithograph attributed to L. Karsakov, 1944.

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