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口的卫生 (Brush your teeth morning and evening with your own toothbrush and cups), ca. 1935

口的卫生 (Brush your teeth morning and evening with your own toothbrush and cups), Ministry of Education, ca. 1935

This poster, teaching the importance of basic oral hygiene, shows a mouth, two sets of teeth, and a boy in black overalls rinsing his mouth with a girl in a green dress brushing her teeth.


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Poster with title on top, panel of images illustrating hand hygiene, and text in the middle

To help prevent the spread of disease, Chinese public health posters targeted children and taught the basics of personal hygiene and other healthy habits. This poster series produced by the Chinese Ministry of Education, ca. 1935, illustrates the importance of oral hygiene, hand hygiene, cleaning the home, among other healthy habits.


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