WING, Charles.

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Evils of the Factory System. First edition. Wing, surgeon at the Royal Metropolitan Hospital for Children, examines the history of factory legislation and documents the widespread abuse and child labour prevailing in factories, based on evidence submitted to parliamentary committees. He defends the Factory Act of 1833, which regulated working conditions and was then under threat of amendment.

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