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health and morals of apprentices act

• 1802- no night work and maximum 12 hour days for apprentices

  • only applied to paupers

  • ignored and unenforced

factory abuse exposed in:

• the literature

  • the evils of the factory system- wing 1837

radical press

newspapers like the Leeds Intelligencer (Tory) and the Patriot (radical)

when were machinery safeguards adopted?

1844

dr ward’s investigation of manchester mills

• 1819- visited school with 47 out of 106 children in mills suffering with injuries

  • a finger or two were lost

factory act

1833- no child under 9 could be employed and children under 13 needed 2 hours of daily education

sunday school movement

• 1780-83- emerged in gloucester to provide basic bible education for poor children

• bell and lancaster moneterial system created

  • educate children without cost of teachers

public health act

• 1848- outbreak of typhus saw introduction of first public health bill

  • central health board created

  • responsible for adequate provision of resources

health of towns association

• 1844- apply pressure to gov for public health act

public health act impact

• central health board has no money

  • couldn’t compel local corporations to adopt recommendations

burial acts

1852- public network of cemeteries to stop shallow graves

chadwick’s report

• 1842

• liverpool labourers life expectancy 15

• professional trades 35

education act

1870- promoted teaching about health in schools

sanitary act

• 1866- inspections compulsory for local corporations

• forced to maintain accurate records