1. Keep it Clean Aberdeen:
Fact Sheet 1
Your Health is in Your Hands
Keeping our hands clean is one of the most important things we can do to avoid becoming sick and spreading germs. It prevents the spread of bacteria that can cause many different illnesses, from the common cold to deadly diseases. The crucial importance of hand washing is now acknowledged globally on World Hand Washing Day each year on May 5th .
Our Keep it Clean Aberdeen Fact Sheet series illustrates Aberdeen’s long history of demonstrating the importance of hand washing and infection prevention. There are 5 Fact Sheets, including this one, about:
3. The identification of the bacteria contributing to MRSA by the Aberdeen surgeon, Sir Alexander Ogston
4. The businessman “Soapy Ogston” & his contribution to the soap manufacturing industry
5. The role of poor hygiene and cleanliness in the spread of typhoid in Aberdeen in 1964
The importance of hand washing in keeping us healthy
Alexander Gordon - the doctor who first identified the link between hand washing, hygiene & cleanliness in preventing fatal infections among new mothers
See if you can find all the Keep it Clean Aberdeen Fact Sheets at the May Festival venues. And look out for our Ex-germ-inators!