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Gallery: Hygiene and Sanitation

我咳嗽, 打噴嚏時, 用手帕掩口鼻; 我有痰, 要吐在痰盂裏 (I cover my mouth when I cough, and I spit into spittoon), ca. 1950

我咳嗽, 打噴嚏時, 用手帕掩口鼻; 我有痰, 要吐在痰盂裏 (I cover my mouth when I cough, and I spit into spittoon), New China Children’s Hygiene Habits Map, Shanghai New Asia Bookstore, painted by Li Qingsong (李清悚) and Zhang Lingtao (張令濤), ca. 1950

To prevent the spread of disease, this poster encourages children to cover their mouths while sneezing and coughing and to spit in a spittoon.


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