The cost of preventable sickness Accession Number: ARTV02480

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This Australian Army-issued Second World War poster was produced to highlight the cumulative effect of preventable illness. The poster highlights that just one man in hospital from each corps at a certain point in time adds up to a whole battalion when these numbers are combined. The poster stresses the importance of preventing avoidable sickness and implicitly highlights the importance of keeping the fighting force healthy.

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Accession Number
ARTV02480
Artist
Unknown
Printer
LHQ Cartographic Coy, Australian Survey Corps
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 cm x 53.7 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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