Safeguard Your Health. Chest X-ray Photographs will be taken here shortly
Poster
ca. 1948 (designed), ca. 1948 (printed)
ca. 1948 (designed), ca. 1948 (printed)
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In the wake of World War Two there was an alarming rise in tuberculosis (T.B) cases. This poster promotes the mass radiography (mass x-ray) programme instigated by the Ministry of Health which sent mobile screening units to schools, factories and other local access points. It is evidence of a huge promotional campaign which resulted in a large percentage of the population being tested for tuberculosis. Posters like this which sought to inform and protect the public helped to project the new ethos of 'welfare capitalism' after the war.
This poster was preserved by Dr Joan McMichael who was actively involved in the first mass radiography screening campaigns in Britain.
This poster was preserved by Dr Joan McMichael who was actively involved in the first mass radiography screening campaigns in Britain.
Object details
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| Title | Safeguard Your Health. Chest X-ray Photographs will be taken here shortly (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph in black green and red |
| Brief description | Public health poster promoting a mass radiography secreening campaign for tuberculosis in the late 1940s |
| Physical description | Public health poster promoting a mass radiography secreening campaign for tuberculosis. The poster explains the process, depicting an x-ray being taken and a documentation card. The poster has a turquoise background and lettering in white, red and black. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jonathan Carritt in memory of Dr Joan McMichael |
| Summary | In the wake of World War Two there was an alarming rise in tuberculosis (T.B) cases. This poster promotes the mass radiography (mass x-ray) programme instigated by the Ministry of Health which sent mobile screening units to schools, factories and other local access points. It is evidence of a huge promotional campaign which resulted in a large percentage of the population being tested for tuberculosis. Posters like this which sought to inform and protect the public helped to project the new ethos of 'welfare capitalism' after the war. This poster was preserved by Dr Joan McMichael who was actively involved in the first mass radiography screening campaigns in Britain. |
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| Accession number | E.487-2009 |
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| Record created | September 22, 2009 |
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