Diseases Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1883
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1883 to deal with London’s sick poor.
Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868
Act of Parliament that put an end to public executions for murder in the United Kingdom.
1858 Bradford sweets poisoning
The 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning was the arsenic poisoning of more than 200 people in Bradford, England, when sweets accidentally made with arsenic were sold from a market stall in the town.
Arsenic Act 1851
The Arsenic Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict c. 13) was passed by the United Kingdom Parliament in 1851, during the reign of Queen Victoria in response increasing public concern over accidental and deliberate arsenic poisonings.
Making of Bread, etc. Act 1800
The Making of Bread, etc. Act 1800 (41 Geo. III c. 16), also known as the Brown Bread Act or the Poison Act, was a British Act of Parliament that prohibited millers from producing any flour other than wholemeal flour.
Glass tax
Two taxes on glass were introduced in England during the 1690s, the first on glass itself and the second on windows.
Beerhouse
Type of public house created in the United Kingdom by the 1830 Beerhouse Act, legally defined as a place “where beer is sold to be consumed on the premises”.