Hi, thought you might be interested in my latest blog on the Bradford sweet poisoning 18 people were killed and at least 200 became ill on the 1st November 1858. Adulterated sweets were being made with plaster of Paris but accidentally arsenic was used instead. I have included a list of all the names from the Newspaper at the time that were affected although there could have been many more. http://bradfordww1.blogspot.com/ happy reading Dr Kathryn Hughes WestYorkshireLives.co.uk BradfordWW1.co.uk
On 1 Nov 2011 at 17:51, Kathryn Hughes wrote: > > Hi, > > thought you might be interested in my latest blog on the Bradford > sweet poisoning 18 people were killed and at least 200 became ill on > the 1st November 1858. Adulterated sweets were being made with plaster > of Paris but accidentally arsenic was used instead. I have included a > list of all the names from the Newspaper at the time that were > affected although there could have been many more. > > http://bradfordww1.blogspot.com/ > > happy reading > > Dr Kathryn Hughes > WestYorkshireLives.co.uk > BradfordWW1.co.uk > I have a 32-page booklet on the case that I bought some years ago at the industrial museum in Bradford. It's by a chap called George Sheeran, an architectural historian, and was published in 1992 (Ryburn Publishing Ltd, Krumlin, Halifax). I expect you have a copy. It says it was compiled largely from newspaper reports, principally from the Bradford Observer but also The Times, Manchester Guardian and Liverpool Mercury. The cover of the booklet, a report from the Bradford Observer, initially reported 17 persons dead and a "large number of severe sufferers". The final total stood at 20 deaths and some 200-300 who were made ill. However, the book, oddly enough, does not list all the dead and only names the principals responsible for the arsenic poisoning, along with the officials and police who investigated the case. Your list of the victims is most impressive! -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE