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1
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How long was the working week in factories?

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6 days with 14 hour long days

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What was the fine if a worker was 10 minutes late to work?

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Fined 2 hours of wages

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What was the fine if a worker was caught talking?

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Fined 1 shilling

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What was the fine if a worker was wasting resources (e.g. fixing machines under a gas lamp)?

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2 shillings

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5
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When was the Davy Safety lamp created for workers in mines?

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1815

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What were the risks of working underground?

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Flooding, gas explosions, collapsing shafts etc.

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Between 1770 and 1850, how much did production in mines increase by?

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6 million tonnes to 55 million tonnes

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How many meters deep were mines in the 18th century?

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90m

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9
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How many meters deep were mines by 1850?

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300m

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How long was a working week in the mines?

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12 hours a day - 6 days a week

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What was the single most frequent source of discontent among the mining community?

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That there was no fixed wage

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12
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What was the usual wage for women?

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12-15 shillings per week

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13
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How much were women paid compared to men?

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1/2

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14
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What work were women made to do?

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The work that men didn’t want to do

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What was the most common work for women?

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Being a ‘hurrier’ which involved wearing a chain around their shoulders and hauling carts of coals

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How much of the working population were under the age of 20?

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49%

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17
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Describe the story of Martha Appleton.

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In 1859, Martha Appleton was a 13 year old from Wigan, and she caught her left hand in a working machine which severed her fingers - rather than receiving compensation, she lost her job

18
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By 1842, what fraction of the workforce were under the age of 19?

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1/3

19
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What were the dimensions of a back-to-back house?

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4m wide, one room deep with one bedroom upstairs

20
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How many bricks deep were back-to-back houses?

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3

21
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How many windows did back-to-back houses have?

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1

22
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What caused respiratory problems among the working classes in towns?

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The frequent use of candles, oil lamps and smoke pouring from factory chimneys

23
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What were courtyards?

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Communal areas for washing, toilets and access to properties

24
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How much was rent for ‘back houses’?

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1s 10d per week

25
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How much was rent for ‘front houses’?

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2s 6d per week

26
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What fraction of workers in Birmingham lived in back-to-back housing?

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2/3

27
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How many back-to-back houses did Nottingham have by 1841?

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12,600

28
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Where and when was the first major cholera outbreak and how many people died?

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The first major cholera outbreak was in 1831, which spread around the country and killed 32,000 within 1 year

29
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How much did the population in urban areas increase by every decade?

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27%

30
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How much did towns with over 2500 people, absorb of the total increase of England’s population between 1801-41?

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67%

31
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When was the Municipal Corporations Act?

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1835

32
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In Chadwick’s 1842 report, how many streets did he inspect in Manchester?

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687

33
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In Chadwick’s 1842 report, how many of the streets that he inspected were unpaved?

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248

34
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In Chadwick’s 1842, how many of the streets that he inspected were ill-ventilated?

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112

35
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In Chadwicks 1842 report, how many of the streets that he inspected had stagnant pools of effluence or piles of rubbish?

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252

36
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How many people died from diphtheria and scarlet fever each year?

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4000

37
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In what years were there 4 major outbreaks of typhoid?

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1830-36

38
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How many people died from Asiatic cholera in 1832?

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52,000

39
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How many people died from Asiatic cholera between 1848-49?

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70,000

40
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How many people died from asiatic cholera between 1853 and 1854?

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30,000

41
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How many people died from Asiatic cholera in 1866?

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18,000

42
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What % of children died before their fifth birthday according to Chadwick’s report?

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57%

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