mr cigarette hospital I can't believe this is real 😭 In the 1940s, a human-sized mascot known as “Mr. Cig” was used in promotional campaigns where performers visited hospitals and handed out free cigarettes Mr. Ciggy” visits Children's Hospital

Mr. Ciggy visits Children's Hospital (1953) In the 1950s, it was completely normal for hospitals to sell cigarettes. Staff pushed carts through the wards offering packs alongside magazines and snacks, and patients could even smoke from their beds. The mascot, Mr. Cig, visits a hospital patient. 1948. A look back at history shows just how different public health standards once were, especially when cigarette companies openly promoted smoking as safeand sometimes even beneficial. In the late 1940s, marketing campaigns Man Lights Cigarette in Unusual Hospital Scene

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