Syphilis: its symptoms, transmission and consequences in Turkey. Colour lithograph by Refet Başokçu, 193-.
| Title | Syphilis: its symptoms, transmission and consequences in Turkey. Colour lithograph by Refet Başokçu, 193-. |
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| Author | Başokçu, Refet. Turkey. Sıhhat ve İçtimaı̂ Muavenet Vekâleti. |
| Publication Date: | 1930 |
| Publication Place | [Istanbul?] - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Sıhhat ve İçtimâı Muavenet Vekâleti |
| Type | Book |
| Language | Turkish |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | 5 cm |
| Library: | Wellcome Collection museum and library |
| Record ID | fsjrdcqa |
| Library Location | Wellcome Collection 653160i |
| Date | 1930 |
| Notes | Six vignettes in two rows, each with lettering below. Upper row, left to right: a young man with the pink rash ("Rozeol") of syphilitic papilloma; young men and women partying with alcohol in a bedsit, typical conditions for transmission of syphilis; infants with hereditary syphilis. Lower row, people attending a dispensary for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; the spirochete of syphilis seen through a microscope; three men, two of them with their faces eaten away by syphilis, the third behind bars in prison | Frengiye yakalaanmaktan kork ... Refet Başokçu Main lettering means: Avoid contracting syphilis. Impression catalogued bears inscription: "Beware of syphilis" |
