See irishtimes.com/healthThese “Health Hints for the Home” offer an insight into the chief public health concerns – and contemporary medical advice – of that decade. Here is what was included in the third pamphlet – called “The Assassins of the Home”Flies Breed on FilthFlies lay eggs, which develop into maggot, and then into young flies, when the warm weather comes. Flies Poison FoodEvery summer, many people (especially children) fall seriously sick and some die just because their food has been soiled by flies. Thirdly, keep your food covered, especially the children’s milk (this is most important) . And housewives should have the good sense to avoid dealing in any food shop in which the flies are allowed to walk on the food and which is not kept clean and tidy.

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2020 06:00 UTC