A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Operatives emploveo .n Cot^-on Factories in the United Kingdom and Percentages of 

 EACH Class. (From Returns of Factory Inspectors) 



Number (in Thousands) of Operatives of Different Ages engaged in Spinning, Manu- 

 facturing, and Subsidiary Processes (excluding Lace-making, but including the 

 Fustian Manufacture) in England and Wales. (From Census Returns) 



Discrepancies between this and the previous table — which are especially noticeable in absolute 

 quantities — are due to the branches of work covered by the figures not being identical. 



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