@article{ref1,
title="A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning",
journal="Medical history",
year="1992",
author="Bartrip, P.",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="53-69",
abstract="In this country any chemist or druggist can furnish the means of self-destruction or murder for a few pence, and in too many instances have done so with the utmost indifference. The sale of a poison is regarded as a mere act of commercial intercourse; tant pis for the unfortunate victim of error or passion; he has the benefit of a coroner's inquest; the vendor of the poison receives a reprimand, and things resume their natural course--that is, arsenic and oxalic acid are retailed without compunction, and men are hurried from time to time into eternity.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-7273",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}