Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXXVI. Some industries employing women paupers. A supplement to the report (Appendix vol. XVII) by Miss Constance Williams and Mr. Thomas Jones on the effect of outdoor relief on wages and the conditions of employment.

  • Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09
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1910
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXXVI. Some industries employing women paupers. A supplement to the report (Appendix vol. XVII) by Miss Constance Williams and Mr. Thomas Jones on the effect of outdoor relief on wages and the conditions of employment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table No. 22.—Shiut and Collar Factory : Women's Wages for a Normal Week in the Busy Season. Department. No. of Observations. Median Lower Quartile. ' Upper Quartile. Lowest Wage. No. at Lowest Wage. Highest Wage. No. at High- est Wage. s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. s. s. Shirt Machinists 103 11 7 9 0 15 7 3 1 1 28 7 fehirt Machinists* 60 10 2 7 6 11 8 '2 4 1 18 1 Collar Machinists 8.5 12 5 8 8 16 8 4 2 1 25 11 Patent Turners - 31 11 3 8 3 18 0 4 0 2 26 3 Shirt & Collar Finishers 56 10 2 6 10 15 1 3 7 1 18 10 Shirt Ironers 34 13 4 11 10 15 10 6 4 1 21 0 Collar Ironers (Machine) 34 14 9 12 4 17 4 7 0 2 21 3 „ (Hand) - 34 13 10 13 2 16 5 5 5 1 17 9 *At a branch factory. Table No. 22a.—Shirt and Collar Factory : Women's Wages for a Normal Week in the Slack Season. C 43 05 a} _o o Department. No. of Observa Median. Lower , Quartile Upper Quartile. Lowest ] Wage. No. at L Wage. Highestj Wage. No. at I est Wag s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Shirt Machinists - 94 10 1 8 0 13 4 3 1 21 8 1 Shirt Machinists* 56 10 10 9 2 13 1 3 6 19 3 1 Collar Machinists 90 11 1 8 3 14 3 2 9 22 2 1 Patent Turners • 30 9 6 7 0 13 7 3 7 22 2 1 Shirt & Collar Finishers 49 9 7 6 11 11 10 4 0 18 6 1 Shirt Ironers 34 8 4 6 8 10 3 3 10 21 0 1 Collar Ironers (Machine) 32 11 2 8 10 12 7 4 7 16 7 1 Collar Ironers (Hand) - 29 11 5 10 3 12 5 4 7 17 4 1 * At a branch factory. Table No. 23.—Shirt Finishers : Women's Weekly Wages Aveuaged over O.ve Month. Department. C .2 43 cz <4-i <= « d J: Median. Lower Quartile. Upper Quartile. Lowest Wage. No. at Lowest- Wage. Highest Wage. No. at High- est Wage. In-workers - Out-workers 13 17 s. d. 13 6| 10 10 s. d. 10 4 7 3 s. d. 15 9 14 4f s. d. 8 4| 5 8f 1 1 CO d. 19 0| 20 Si 1 2 Note.—The majority of In-workers do not work a full day but come to the factory after household duties tre performed in the morning, and in som- cases go home 1 efore stopping-time to prepare evening meal. «