Child Workers and Industrial Health in Britain, 1780-1850

By Peter Kirby

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843838842
• ISBN13: 9781843838845
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"