A drawing of a fly graces the center of the pin, surrounded by the words: " Rochester, N.Y., No Dirt Disease. According to a Rochester History, publication, edited by Blake McKelvey, the "The History of Public Health in Rochester, New York," in the early 20th Century, the Public health Association led efforts to educate the public, especially recent immigrants, about "sanitary and other health measures." In addition to promoting health reforms, including prohibiting "spitting on on the pavement or streetcars," the Public Health Association promoted a "more vigorous use of fly swatters," and campaigned for, "the installation of door and window screens." Bastian Brothers Company manufactured the pin, according to the pinback. , undated

A drawing of a fly graces the center of the pin, surrounded by the words: " Rochester, N.Y., No Dirt Disease. According to a Rochester History, publication, edited by Blake McKelvey, the "The History of Public Health in Rochester, New York," in the early 20th Century, the Public health Association led efforts to educate the public, especially recent immigrants, about "sanitary and other health measures." In addition to promoting health reforms, including prohibiting "spitting on on the pavement or streetcars," the Public Health Association promoted a "more vigorous use of fly swatters," and campaigned for, "the installation of door and window screens." Bastian Brothers Company manufactured the pin, according to the pinback. , undated, Carton: 1, Object: 153. L. Warren Patterson Pin Collection, 2018-002. Office of the City Historian. http://localhost:8081/repositories/3/archival_objects/22186 Accessed February 23, 2025.