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Title: 10 dangerous things in Victorian/Edwardian homes
Post by: Jane Masri on Tuesday 10 December 13 16:48 GMT (UK)

Thought this would interest RootsChatters  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25259505

Jane

Title: Re: 10 dangerous things in Victorian/Edwardian homes
Post by: stanmapstone on Tuesday 10 December 13 17:11 GMT (UK)

You had to be wary of drink as well  :o. The first schedule of the 1872 Licensing Act lists the "Deleterious Ingredients" or banned additives that were being used to adulterate drink   http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/35-36/94/schedule/FIRST/enacted

In most cases the substances were used to increase the intoxicating power of the drink, but a few were used as dyes.

Stan

Title: Re: 10 dangerous things in Victorian/Edwardian homes
Post by: ThrelfallYorky on Sunday 15 December 13 22:53 GMT (UK)

How did any of our ancestors ever survive to begat us?