Original U.S. WWII U.S. Military Sex Education Hygeine Lot - Prophylactic Packet

Original Items. Only One Lot Available. During the Second World War, the spread of sexually transmitted infections became a significant concern for both the government and the public. As military maneuvers increased, soldiers and sailors on assignment overseas were faced with loneliness and sought female companionship, resulting in multiple sexual partners and a consequent surge in venereal diseases. In the Great War, venereal diseases caused the United States Army to lose as many as 18,000 servicemen per day. However, by 1944 this number had been greatly reduced to approximately 606 servicemen incapacitated daily, owing to the Army's efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of poor sexual hygiene and the significant advances in medicine. By late 1943, a case of gonorrhea required hospitalization for 30 days, and syphilis treatment still remained a 6-month ordeal. However, by mid-1944, the average duration for gonorrhea treatment had drastically reduced to 5 days, and many patients were able to remain on duty during treatment.

This is a great lot of Sex Hygiene / VD items from World War II. The lot includes:

-Individual Chemical Prophylactic Packet with gauze padding and tube of ointment as shown. Actual prophylactic is not included.

-Instructions for Pro-Kit with illustrations. By the G. Barr company in Chicago.
- “What are you staring at” pamphlet showing female soldier peeing in a urinal.
- “For Service to Tojo” pamphlet discussing how being sick with a VD is helping the enemy.
- Photo of native woman with breasts out.
- Small photo of soldier with native naked woman.
- Full matchbook with VD information on cover.
- Box of “Thins” Rubber prophylactics. They are broken.
- “Who Needs It” Booklet to convince soldiers not to attempt due to the risk of VD.

This is a great lot of items for a very particular collection, comes ready for further research and display.