Description
Poster depicting the eleven Chores of Modern Health Crusaders. These eleven health chores set out the essentials of tuberculosis prevention and general hygiene. They were part of a public health campaign devised by Charles De Forest of the National Tuberculosis Association.
The chores include:
1. I washed my hands before each meal to-day.
2. I washed ot only my face but my ears and neck and I cleaned my fingernails to-day.
3. I kept fingers, pencils and everything likely to be unclean or injurious out of my mouth and nose to-today.
4. I brushed my teeth thoroughly after breakfast, and after the evening mean to-day.
5. I took ten or more slow deep breaths of fresh air today. I was careful to protect others if I spit, coughed or sneezed.
6. I played outdoors or with windows open more than thirty minutes to-day.
7. I was in bed ten hours or more last night and kept my windows open.
8. I drank four glasses of water, including a drink before each meal, and drank no tea, coffee, nor other injurious drinks to-day.
9. I tried to eat only wholesome food and to eat slowly. I went to toilet at my regular times.
10. I tried hard to-day to sit up and stand up straight; to keep neat, cheerful and clean-minded; and to be helpful to others.
11. I took a full bath on each of the days of the week that are checked (x).