Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes, with Some Facts Illustrative of Their Economic Condition in a Report to Michael T. Bass, Esq. , M. P

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ... of persons who signed their marriage register with marks was in the following proportion: --Sheffield, 27 per cent, males, 42 per cent, females; Birmingham, 26 males, 35 females; Wolverhampton, 41 males, 53 females; Wortley, 21 males, 33 females; Ecclesall, 20 per cent, males, and 33 per cent, females. Savings. The amount of money owing to depositors in Savings Banks averaged in Sheffield 3/4 per head of the population. See the Report on the Metal Manufacture of the Sheffield District in the Fourth Eeport of the Children's Employment Commission. Annual amount of wages. The number of persons proceeded against for Drunkendrunkenness in Sheffield was in the proportion of 053 nes"" per cent.; in Birmingham, 0"57; and in Wolverhampton, 067 per cent. MACHINE, TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS MAKERS. Sub-order 10, 16. The declared value of exports of machinery, in-vaiueof eluding steam engines and other kinds, was as fol-exp01ts' lows: --Declared Value., The great centres of the engine and machine Locality. manufactures are Newcastle-on-Tyne, Chorlton, Manchester, Lambeth, Greenwich, Glasgow, and Greenock. In the engine works the hours usually are from Hours of 6 to 6.0)' work In engine works fitters earn 30/; turners, 30/; Wages. (1) See Eeport on the Metal Manufacture of Lancashire in the Third Eeport of the Children's Employment Commission (1864); also the various reports on Metals and Machinery in the work entitled 'The Eesources, Products, And Industrial History of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District.' Hardwicke. London, 1866. y take 25/ men; 8/ boys under 20; 10/ girls. Men under 20, 4.P30 at 8 100.4&4 20 to 60, 19,600 at 25/ 1,274, ) Women under 20, 25 at 8.' 520 20 to 60, 170 at 16, 4,420 24,625...