Child Workers and Industrial Health in Britain, 1780-1850

The book explores the deformities, fevers, respiratory complaints, industrial injuries and physical ill-treatment which have long been associated with child labour in the industrial workplace. The result is a more nuanced picture of child health and child labour during the classic 'factory age' which raises important questions about the enduring stereotype of the health-impaired and abused industrial child.

• | Author: Peter Kirby
• | Publisher: Boydell Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 19, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1843838842
• | ISBN-13: 9781843838845