Exploring the hazards of the Edwardian home
The dawn
of the 20th century and the reign of a new King ushered in an
era of fresh inventions and innovations that transformed the way we lived.
Electricity, refrigeration and a whole host of different materials
promised to make life at home brighter, easier and more convenient. But a lack
of understanding of the potential hazards meant that they frequently led to
terrible accidents, horrendous injuries - and even death.
Dr
Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to an age when asbestos socks and radio-active
toothpaste were welcomed into British homes. She reveals how their lethal
qualities were discovered and why some of us are still living with the
consequences of our Edwardian forbears' enthusiasm for untried and untested
products.
