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A man being given a steam bath that is going drastically wrong. Wood engraving.

A boy has cut his finger which is being treated by his mother; two other siblings hold him back while he resists. Coloured etching (?) after D. Wilkie, 18--.

A woman's chemise catches fire. Coloured photomechanical reproduction after A. Legrand after J.H. Fragonard.

An opened electric plug, an electric flex with exposed wires, and a newspaper article about death caused by a wrongly wired plug. Colour lithograph after Robin Day.

Protect your child from fire : close fitting garments plus fire guards spell safety : see also our pamphlet "A child in danger" / Fire Offices' Committee, Fire Protection Association, London.

A man, decrepit with gout, helpless in his own home. Coloured lithograph.

An obese gouty man in trouble, while his attendants cavort. Coloured lithograph by T. Rowlandson.

John Bancks, expecting a visit by a lady, has tea prepared for her, but she does not turn up, the servant accidentally breaks a bowl, and the kettle placed in front of the fire melts. Etching by I. Basire, 1738.

Child accidents in the home : how to avoid them and what if they happen / Boots.

Help yourself to gas safety / British Gas.

So you think you're safe at home? / Produced by the Consumer Safety Unit of the DTI with ... the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Safety in the home : a guide for parents of babies and young children / Boots.

Hands off! : how to stop children getting burns from cookers and heaters / written by the Gas and Electricity Consumers' Councils and RoSPA.

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Accidents, Home

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Images about Accidents, Home

Works from the collections

Child accidents in the home : how to avoid them and what if they happen / Boots.

Help yourself to gas safety / British Gas.

So you think you're safe at home? / Produced by the Consumer Safety Unit of the DTI with ... the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Safety in the home : a guide for parents of babies and young children / Boots.

Hands off! : how to stop children getting burns from cookers and heaters / written by the Gas and Electricity Consumers' Councils and RoSPA.

Accidents, Home

Images from the collections

Images about Accidents, Home

Works from the collections

Child accidents in the home : how to avoid them and what if they happen / Boots.

Help yourself to gas safety / British Gas.

So you think you're safe at home? / Produced by the Consumer Safety Unit of the DTI with ... the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Safety in the home : a guide for parents of babies and young children / Boots.

Hands off! : how to stop children getting burns from cookers and heaters / written by the Gas and Electricity Consumers' Councils and RoSPA.

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