AIDS : don't die of ignorance : government information 1987 / issued by the Department of Health and Social Security.

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1986
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AIDS : don't die of ignorance : government information 1987 / issued by the Department of Health and Social Security. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Leaflet delivered to all households in Britain in 1986/1987 (?) in a sealed envelope (EPH503:2) to inform them about AIDS. The cover resembles a polished black marble slab, with "AIDS" chiseled out of it and "Don't die of ignorance" below in white capital letters. "Government information 1987" is below the 'slab' printed in blue with a line underneath it. The Iceberg image was used in television and cinema adverts and possibly press advertisements but not here.

Publication/Creation

[London] : H.M.S.O., 1986.

Physical description

1 folded sheet (6 pages) : illustrations ; 21 cm

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Notes

There is no mention of HIV in the leaflet, although "The AIDS virus" is referred to.
A previous printing of this exists with different contact details in section 10 and with "Government information 1987" printed in black capitals and no line underneath it, ref. no. Dd 8934260 HSSH J0258. (Ephemera Collection: EPH(WD305):3). The ref. no. for this is Dd 8934684 HSSH J0306 AR.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?" at Wellcome Collection, 7 September 2017 - 14 January 2018

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    EPH503
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    Closed stores
    EPH503:4

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