The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and happiness; the endeavour so to rule our lives that we may serve and bless mankind. Annie Besant Emma had only been working in the factory for a year. At first, she ignored the tooth aches and the swelling of her gums. She was happy that she had the job which despite the long hours and hard conditions afforded her a salary allowing her to feed her three children and put a roof above their heads in that small and cramped tenement in Dorset Street. Eventually, the pain become unbearable and when she finally managed to save the fee for the local physician, a rather aloof and stern middle-aged man, he diagnosed Emma with a case of ‘phossy jaw’. Emma already knew. Two of her work colleagues, Mrs Murphy and Miss Ingham had already caught the disease. Mrs Murphy was lucky that her husband, a coach man, had savings and a good job as well as a kind dispositi...