31G RKPORT— 1903. 



The following reports have been received by the Committee, including 

 those summarised last year : — 



Trade or District. Investigator. 

 ' Cotton in Lancashire" . . . Professor S. J. Chapman. 

 ' West Riding of Yorkshire . . Mr. A. L. Bowlej'. 

 ' Certain Industries in Birmiiifiham . Miss B. L. Hutchins. 

 ' Hoots and Shoes in and near Bristol Mr. G. H, Wood. 

 ' Leicester, Northampton, and neigh- 

 bourhood Mr. R. Halstead. 



' Certain Industries in Canning Town 



and Isle of Dogs .... Miss Hndley. 

 Nottingham . . . . .A special local Committee. 



Metfieid Mr. G. I. Lloyd. 



Kidderjuinste.r Mr. G. H. Wood. 



Coventry ...... „ 



Berhy ...... „ 



Tinplate Manufacture ... „ 



The Potteries Miss Thornewill. 



Pfl77cr-making near London . ■ . Miss B. L. Hutchins. 

 Some South London Industries . „ 



Lirerpool Tiliss A. Harrison (Mrs. F. H. 



Spencer). 



Printing SiXiA Bookhinding . . Committeeorganisedby Women's 



Industrial Council, London.' 



Glasgow and South of Scotland Miss Irwin. 



Tailoring in London . . . Committee of the Women's In- 

 dustrial Council, London. 

 London Industries and West London 



Laamdries ..... Mrs. Bosanquet. 



Laundries (^Appendix 11.) . . Miss A. M. Anderson. 



The Committee have ako received memoranda on the Statistics of 

 Dangerous Trades from Mr. Wood, and on general statistics of Women's 

 Employment from Miss Collet. 



Extensive use has been made of the reports of the Chief Inspector of 

 Factories, which have been issued at half-yearly or yearly intervals since 

 1834.^ 



In all cases the investigators were supplied with directions respecting 

 the exact questions on which the Committee desired information, and 

 their work has been subjected to all practicable tests before being used as 

 evidence on which the Committee could come to a decision ; but, as 

 stated last year, it must be understood that the Committee do not neces- 

 sarily assent to the opinions given under the names of their contributors. 



It will be seen that reports have been received with regard to most of 

 the important industries, and most of the important towns and districts in 

 England and Wales, in which large numbers of women, affected by the 

 Factory Acts, are employed ; but it has not been found practicable to 

 institute inquiries in Norwich, Aberdeen, Dundee, or Belfast, or to 

 investigate industries in which there is much home-work, or in which 

 much work is given out fi'om the larger factories or workshops to be done 

 elsewhere (principally the ready-made clothing, tailoring, and other 

 wearing-apparel industries) with the thoroughness which the Committee 



' Already published in the Belfast Report, pp. 287-306. 



' These reports are referred to in the sequel by the ita/ici.ied words. 



' The notes kindly communicated by this Committee were prepared for their 

 book, Wo7nen in the Printing Trades, about to be issued. 



' Reference to these is made thus : Factory Inspector's Report, 1804, the date 

 given being that to which the report relates 



