Sunday, July 7, 2024

Whitehall: Drownings in the rivers, locks and canals 1919

 From the Whitehall Times, 4 September 1919

Accidental death around the canals and waterways were very common.  In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, safety was an afterthought and there were no laws or regulations requiring safeguards for children and adults.



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