Cleanliness Protects

Urging citizens to maintain cleanliness and personal hygiene to prevent infectious jaundice. Produced by Solo Sušice match factory in Czechoslovakia, 1961.

1961 Czech matchbox label by Solo Sušice showing a simple human figure standing in a yellow bath. Streams of water illustrated as clean white lines fall from a shower head. Used as a public service message promoting personal hygiene and cleanliness to prevent disease.
"Cleanliness Protects Against Infectious Jaundice"
1961 Czech matchbox label by Solo Sušice showing a hand holding a bar of soap on a chain and a large red exlamation mark. Used as a public service message urging the public to fight infection by washing their hands.
"Wash Your Hands – Against Infectious Jaundice"
1961 Czech matchbox label by Solo Sušice showing two overlapping hands in yellow and white. Used as a public service message promoting personal hygiene and warning of infection spread through unwashed hands.
"Infectious Jaundice – The Disease of Dirty Hands!"
Translations are approximate and may reflect interpretive nuance where the original Czech wording does not map directly to English.

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