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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    EMPLOYING WOMEN PAUPERS. Table No. 5.—Flax Mill : Women's Wages for a Normal Week. Department. No. of Observations. Median. Lower Quartile. Lowest Wage. N 0. at Low- est Wage. Highest Wage. N 0. at High- est Wage. Predominant Rate. No. at Predominant Rate. s. d. s. d. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Preparers * 124 9 0 8 3 9 6 6 0 6 12 0 3 9 0 20 Shifters* - 18 5 9 5 6 G 3 5 6 8 6 6 1 5 6 8 Spinners * - 48 10 0 7 6 10 0 6 9 1 10 6 1 10 0 23 Winders * - 32 7 11 6 9 9 5 5 0 2 12 7 2 Weavers t - 80 10 8 9 4 12 5 7 6 1 15 5 1 * 55| hours time work. f Piece work, average 54 hours. Table No. G.—Jute and Flax Spinning Mill: Women's Wage for a Normal Week. Department. 05 c _o ea d J Median. Lower Quartile. Upper Quartile. Lowest Wage. No. at Lowest Wage. Highest Wage. No. at High- est Wage. Predominant Rate. Nq. at Predominant Rate. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Spinners * - 23 11 0 11 0 12 9 9 7 3 13 9 1 11 0 13 Preparers * 14 10 7 10 1 12 9 10 1 1 13 7 1 10 1 4 Winders t - 11 12 0 12 0 13 6 11 0 2 15 0 1 12 0 4 Shifters * - 7 at 9s. each. Time :— 55 hours a week. * Time work. f Piece work. Table No. 7.—Rope Work: Women's Wages for a Normal Week. 05 a 4A KB 42 43 Department. No. of Observatio] ]\Iedian. Lower Quartile. U^pper Quartile. Lowest Wage. ' No. at lowe Wage. Highest Wage. No. at high est Wage. Predominar Rate. No. at Predominar Rate. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Reelers* - . - 21 12 10 12 0 14 3| 8 7 1 15 10| 1 Weavers* - 63 11 1 9 8 12 11 7 8 1 18 10| 1 Spinners* 14 10 0 9 7|- 10 3 7 8J 1 11 9 1 10 3 6 Hacklerst - 65 8 6 8 1^ 9 6 5 H 1 9 9 16 r 9 9 8 9 [8 4| 16 15 12 Spinnorsf - 12 8 3 7 8 8 ^ 7 0 1 9 9 1 8 ^ 5 ShifterstJ - - - 51 6 4^ 5 11 6 101 4 2| 1 7 7| 1 Piece rates. f Time rates. J Young girls.