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Airborne infection

Images

  • A man holding his nose to avoid breathing in a miasma. Drawing.
  • A man holding his nose to avoid breathing in a miasma. Drawing.
  • A man sneezing in a cinema, showing the use of handkerchiefs to prevent infectious diseases. Colour lithograph after H.M. Bateman, ca. 1951.
  • The use of handkerchiefs to prevent flu and other diseases. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).
  • A man (Mr Smit) coughing and sneezing into people in a crowd. Colour lithograph after Hink, 194-.
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Catalogue

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    • Online

    A man trying to catch germs in a handkerchief. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount and Carl Giles.

    Mount, Reginald. | Date: [between 1940 and 1949?] | Reference: 24403i
    • Pictures

    A handkerchief trapped in a birdcage, representing the need to prevent the spread of germs by coughs and sneezes. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, 1946.

    Dekk, Dorrit. | Date: [1946] | Reference: 44094i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The use of handkerchiefs to prevent against flu and other diseases. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).

    | Date: 1950 | Reference: 576155i
    • Film

    Airbourne cross infection possibilities in the operating room.

    | Date: 1980s
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The use of handkerchiefs to prevent flu and other diseases. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).

    | Date: 1950 | Reference: 576156i
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