Medical slogan cancellations of 1934/'35/'36.
When Travancore state was under the epedemic of Cholera & Small Pox, the health department did their best to contain the diseases from spreading further. There were almost 6000 deaths in a span of less than 2 years. The sanitation department were in full force, to check the disease, with support from the medical in officer & para medical staff of each taluk, as the medical officer sent their weekly report of the attack to the Sanitary Commisioner in Trivandrum.
These medical slogan cancellations were introduced to inform the public about the outbreak, and to educate them about the steps taken in innoculation, to contain the disease.
There are 2 each of Malayalam, Tamil & English medical slogans seen so far.
Type 1..
(in Malayalam language).
'Prevent Small Pox by vaccination'.
Different measurements in rectangular box cancellations...
(15×65 mm)
(15×78 mm)
Type 1a..
(in Malayalam language).
'Inoculation essential for prevention of Cholera'..
Type 2.
(in Tamil language).
'ERADICATE SMALL POX BY APPLICATION OF COW POX'
Type 2a..
(in Tamil language).
'TO PREVENT VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, INOCULATION IS A MUST'.
Type 3..
(in English language).
'VACCINATION & RE-VACCINATION PREVENT SMALL-POX'
Type 3a..
(in English language).
'INOCULATION PREVENTS CHOLERA'
Type 1..
In Malayalam slogan.
Small Pox
2 different size slogans.
(15×65 mm) & (15×78 mm)
Type 1..
In Malayalam slogan
Small Pox
(15×65 mm) & (15×78 mm)
Type 1a..
in Malayalam slogan
Cholera
Type 2 ..in Tamil slogan.
Cholera.
Type 3 in English Slogan.
CHOLERA
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