T'was not always the case...they suffered most awful from chilblains well in to the twentieth century or so I read.
Before the webz I never knew what they/that were...not at all pleasant, always needing a shilling for the two bar fire...imagine having a coin operated heater in one's house....and a coin collector coming by on a regular basis.
Maybe the Benny Hill skits of the milkman and the lonel housewife were merely the tip of the iceberg, milkman, gas man, BBC telly licence inspectors tramping in and out for a cuppa and more...wink, wink, smirk.
Well, there is always that to contemplate. That “wink,wink, smirk” aspect!
I always wondered why there were tapestries on the walls and the windows were so small, furs on the floors and why folks were always dressed in bulky clothes. It’s because they were COLD!