Phossy jaw, formally known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, was an occupational disease affecting those who worked with white phosphorus (also known... 13 KB (1,540 words) - 16:32, 25 April 2024 |
consuming radium-laden patent medicines. The condition is similar to phossy jaw, an osteoporotic and osteonecrotic illness of matchgirls, brought on by... 6 KB (670 words) - 05:39, 29 November 2023 |
in the manufacture of the new phosphorus matches were afflicted with phossy jaw and other bone disorders, and there was enough white phosphorus in one... 38 KB (4,559 words) - 18:45, 27 April 2024 |
and May factory in Bow, London, with strong references to the condition Phossy jaw and the political climate of the era. After out-of-town tryouts in Leatherhead... 4 KB (426 words) - 20:38, 9 May 2023 |