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The first factory statute is passed and largely ignored

The Health and Morals of Apprentices Act limited pauper apprentices in cotton mills to twelve hours a day and required some instruction. Enforcement was left to local magistrates, who were often mill owners or their neighbours, and the Act had little measurable effect. Its importance is as the first admission that the terms of industrial work were a matter for Parliament at all.

Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.

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Evidence

Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.

Recorded on The Factory Acts

  1. The first factory statute is passed and largely ignored
  2. The Factory Act creates an inspectorate
  3. Women and young boys are barred from working underground
  4. The Ten Hours Act limits the working day for women and young persons

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