Medical History Dirty Jobs of the Victorian Era – Angora and Anthrax 23 Apr 2018 Taken from Pembroke’s Articles of Occupational Concerns, 1881 In the last few entries, we’ve been carving a merry little path through the history of occupational hazards; diseases, ailments, gross misconduct…
Medical History Dirty Jobs of the Victorian Era – Matchmaking 8 Apr 201812 Apr 2018 And will the match trade die? And will the match trade die? Then thirty thousand working girls Will know the reason why. Daily News (25 April 1871) The humble match, a…
Medical History Dirty Jobs of the Victorian Era – Chimneys and Testicles 25 Mar 20183 Dec 2025 Taken from Pembroke’s Articles of Occupational Concerns, 1881 In the last article we examined the life of the lowly chimney sweep – the ever suffering but integral member of the Victorian…
Medical History Dirty Jobs of the Victorian Era – Chimney Sweeps Pt. 1 18 Mar 20183 Dec 2025 Taken from Pembroke’s Articles of Occupational Concerns, 1881 The limits of human endurance are never more emphatically tested than during the labor of an honest days work. The industrial revolution…
Medical History Dirty Jobs of the Victorian Era – Syphilis and Hats 24 Feb 20183 Dec 2025 Taken from Pembroke’s Articles of Occupational Concerns, 1881 Do you own a hat? Of course you do. Every self-respecting person does. I’ve seen many of you enter my clinic touting…
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