In former times, which workers were prone to a condition known as "phossy jaw"?
Correct answer: Matchstick Makers
luckycatfay
nothing said about the terrible working conditions in these factories and the fact that the company owners knew of these poorly paid squalid conditions killed their workers little more than slaves.
Canadagirl
Very interesting inf7. Learn something new everyday
Linda444
watch RADIUM GIRLS on Netflix. True story...similar to this and even more recent.
Sharon
I actually knew this from people developing it who worked in munitions factories during the war.
Player #40438634
Player #28270819, Roundup is poison also
Player #27149342 pixie
yeah, it was young women called matchstick girls who also got this in Victorian times.
Clown Boss
yellow phosphorus vapor reacted with water and carbon dioxide of breath. solution was to use (more expensive) red phosphorus instead. -- Wikipedia. sometimes workplaces need regulation
Ellie
OMG 😱😳 sounds absolutely horrible, thank God they got rid of it!!!!!
Shelby Johnson
Player #28270819, My father was exposed to asbestos while working in a factory for 30+ yrs, due to that he got cancer which started in his lungs then moved to his bones then finally his brain, ultimately causing his death. (Which let me tell you, it was incredibly painful for him as well as his family who took care of him at the end.) Wish the company that put him there wasn't made accountable for his.
ruth
The worst part is that we may be subjected to harmful substances today that will be discovered too late.
Caroline K
W😨W! Interesting 🧐
lozza
trey, it was used in paint and people painted the baby's cot until late 70's and baby would be seriously ill or die as the toddlers use to bite sides of the cot when teething
lozza
Davy, Livingston, I didn't know that thank you for sharing
Mark
Interestingly, the lab where Marie Curie did most of her research is closed to the public. Even today, the radiation levels are ridiculously high
Goblin
🤔 Hmmm. .. & yet global climate change and the loss of flora & fauna isn't a thing.
trey
Davy, Livingston,
In Victorian times lead was used as a ceramic glaze for teapots cup etc that poisoned people gradually with lead.
TealChameleon
Mr*Snazzy, maybe it was "just" radium. Google the case of the "Radium Girls" working in factories which manifactured watches. Just horrific.
Donna
luckycatfay, so horribly sad. I had never heard of this.
Player polyvaughn
Very interesting . Poor workers not knowing what cause their illness.
B boop
Interesting - sad times for many workers.
Player #13098313
luckycatfay, 😆 It was the 1800s don't ya know
Player #27149342 pixie
ckcksquare, matchstick girls git it too.
Dolores Allanson
Sharon , I didn't know that.
slomogeo
Canadagirl, phos. sy gave it away
ckcksquare
this almost makes me feel like the little Matchstick girl had it easy.
ChewyGazelle68623
am I out here alone?? Come on people, just make a comment!!