Ha - yes, indeed. Never really thought about that at the time! Mind, I'm still alive. During the time we were at that house I fixed the cables in the hall lightswitch after turning off the downstairs light circuit - only to find that of course as the switch also did the landing light...
We had our washing machine in the bathroom for many years (not in a cupboard). The cable went through the wall, and the sockets were in the kitchen - so no live electrics in the bathroom.