FACTORY REFORM IN THE 19TH CENTURY Flashcards
when were the chimney acts
-1834
-1840
why were the 1834 + 1840 chimney sweep acts pointless
- the acts were ignored as there was no way of enforcing them
what did the 1875 chimney sweeps act provide
- required sweeps to be licensed
- made sure that police enforced all previews legislation
where was Robert Owens experimental factory town
- New lanark 1800
what was new lanark
- utopian factory town
- 8 hours working days
-free healthcare
-education
provisions of the 1833 factory act
- Factory children had to have 2 hours of education a day
- children under 9 could not work in textile mills
- children under 13 couldn’t work more than 9 hours a day
criticism of the 1833 factory act
- didn’t provide for it to be enforced
what did the factory act of 1844 provide
- first health and safety act. in Britain (all dangerous machinery fenced off)
- instead of 2 hours children got 3 hours of school
-limited children to 6 hours of work instead of 9 - enforced
-signifance of 1844 factory act
- most advanced act of its time
-4 man inspectorate team
-penalties for evasion
1867 factory act
-applied all existing legislation to all factories employing more than 50 ppl
which 2 people brought around the 10 hour working day
-George bull
- Richard oalster
when were corn laws repealed
1846
what was the impact of corn laws being repealed
- had a positive impact on the price of bread
when was the mines act
1842
what did the miens act of 1842 provide
- prohibition of underground work for women and children aged under 10
what was the average working day for a male in 19th century
14 hours
-with average wage of 15 shillings a week
