The World’s Greatest Murderer – the Fly c1911

The Australian Disinfectant Company

Registration number

1735439

Artist/maker

The Australian Disinfectant Company

Title

The World’s Greatest Murderer – the Fly

Production date

c1911

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

17.6 x 22.3 cm

Inscriptions

[extensive text]

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne, Public Health, Sanitation, Disinfectant, Flies, Australian Disinfectant Company

Summary

This booklet,with its astonishingly graphic cover image, details the fly's ability to disseminate disease. Distributed by rhe Australian Disinfectant Company, it also explains the benefits of using disinfectant and the Safeguard Automatic Machine.