Industrial Conditions Transformed (21) Flashcards
When was the first factory act?
What did it do? (3)
1844
Women’s hours reduced to 12 per day
Children 9-13 reduced to 6.5 per day
Women banned from night work
When was the Mines Act? What did it do?
1842
Banned women and children under 10 going down mines
When was the second factory act?
What did it do? (2)
1847
10h working day
Children could only work from 6am-6pm
What happened in the 1833 act?
Children required to have 2h of school each day
When was required schooling removed?
1844
When was Chadwick’s report?
What did it show?
1842
57% of WC children died before 5th bday
Name 2 dangerous jobs that continued for children?
Scavengers - pick up Cotton from under machines
Pieceners - weaving cotton back together
In 1859 who lost their finger at work?
How old was she?
Martha Applegate
13
What happened when relays were made illegal in 1850?
Working day became 10.5h
When was the Davy Lamp invented?
1815
How much did the average family earn per year, how much of this came from men?
£24
£12
When was the Coal Mines Inspection Act? what was it?
1850
Introduced inspectors that were controlled by home office
When was the Coal Mines Regulation act? What did it do?
1860
Helped safety and stopped boys under 12 working in the mines
When was the Risca Collery Strike? What caused it?
1849
An explosion killed 35 miners in 1846
When was the fatal accident at Victoria Pit? How many died?
1840
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