ROYAL COMMISSION
REPORTS,
1842.
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Employment of Children and Young Persons in
the Coal and Iron Mines of South Staffordshire, and in the Iron
Smelting Works of those Districts.
Approx 55 A4 pages.
ISBN 1 899639 25 X
£5.00
THE ROYAL COMMISION REPORTS on CHILDREN in THE MINES, 1842
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CONTENTS
OF THE PROPRIETORS.
OF THE TENANTS.
OF THE BUTTIES OR CONTRACTORS.
VISIT TO A COAL-PIT, NEAR DUDLEY.
VISIT TO A SECOND PIT.
VISIT TO THE OPEN MINE NEAR DUDLEY.
VISIT TO THE WALLBUT PIT.
OF THE IRONSTONE MINES.
OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
I. - OF THE AGE AND NUMBER.
II.-OF THE HOURS OF WORK.
III. - OF MEALS.
IV. - OF THE NATURE OF THE EMPLOYMENT.
Of the Holers.
Of the Gin-drivers.
Boys on the Bank.
Of the Air-door Boys.
Young Men.
Of the Fillers.
Boys who carry back the Slack.
Of the Pitchers.
Of the Pushers.
Of the Drivers.
Of the Employment of Girls.
V. - THE STATE OF THE PLACE OF WORK
Vl. - OF THE ACCIDENTS IN COAL AND IRON MINES.
Deaths by Violence.
VII. - OF HOLIDAYS.
IX. - OF THE TREATMENT AND CARE.
OF APPRENTICES.
X. - OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITION.
XI. - OF THE MORAL CONDITION OF THE CHILDREN.
Bilston. - The Rev. Mr. Fletcher, of the Established Church, s
The Rev. Josh. B. Owen, Incumbent of St. Mary's, Bilston,
Bloxwich. - The Rev. John Bailey, the Incumbent,
Brierley Hill. - Rev. John Parsons
Cannock. - Rev. Daniel Griffiths
Hales Owen. - The Rev. R. B. Hone, of the Established Church
Stourbridge. - Rev. J. A. Mason, Roman Catholic Minister
Stourbridge. - Rev. Alexander Paterson
Tipton Green. - Rev. Thomas Hardy
Wednesbury. - Rev. Thomas Eastwood
West Bromwich. - Rev. J. C. Gallaway, M.A.
Wolverhampton. - Rev. S. Webb and Rev. W. J. Skidmore
Mr. Edward Oakley 28
XII. - OF THE COMPARATIVE CONDITION.
Boys in Limestone Mines.
Of the Nailers at Dudley.
The Rev. William Lewis, the Vicar of Sedgely, describes the condition of the nailers
The Rev. J. A. Mason, of Stourbridge
EVIDENCE COLLECTED BY DR. MITCHELL.
No.1 - Thomas Shorthouse
No.2 - Samuel Day Fereday.
No.3 - Richard Spooner Cooper.
ANEMIE.
From the 'Dictionnaire de Médecine,' article 'Anemie,' quoted by Andral in 'Précis d'Anatomie Pathologique,' pp.83, 84, 85. Paris, 1832.
No.4 - Francis Paul Palmer.
No.5 - William Grove.
No.6 - William Grove, again examined.
No.7 - William Hartell Baylis.
No.8 - Edward Oakley.
No.9 - William Orton.
No.10 - Charles Bleaden.
No.11 - John Greaves.
No.12 - Joseph Dyke.
No.13 - William Troughton.
No.14 - John Nevit.
No.15. - Thomas Rogers.
No.16 - Thomas Harrison.
No.17 - James Stone.
No.18 - Joseph Slade.
No.19 - Thomas Lee.
No.20 - John Crompton.
No.21 - Thomas Delay.
No.22 - George Haden.
No.23 - Edward Stevens.
No.24 - Henry Barnett.
No.25 - Joseph Harrison.
No.26 - James Simcock.
No.27 - Samuel Ellice.
No.28 - Peter Woodford.
No.29.- Michael James.
No.30 - Matthew Chumbley.
No.31 - Henry Duignan.
No.32 - John Penn.
No.33 - John Neve.
No.34 - Richard Bradley
No.35 - William Baldwin.
No.36 - William Bagnall.
No.37 - Isaac Guest