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Children in burns prevention campaigns

Whose responsibility is it to prevent accidental burns and scalds in the home? Shane Ewen’s research shows that it’s everyone’s concern.

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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies

The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.

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The current that kills

In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.

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  • Eyes cannot be replaced / issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents ; [designed by G.R. Morris].
  • An appeal to housewives : demand humanely killed rabbits : don't buy them caught like this / Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
  • Design for the laying out of the grounds of the Royal Botanic Society.
  • The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge.
  • The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge.
  • The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge / By Tho. Sprat.
  • Elevation of proposed winter garden to be erected in the Inner Circle Regents Park for the Royal Botanic Society 1845.
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
  • [3 fund raising stickers for the British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch featuring the arms of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers].
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