Physical deterioration of the manufacturing class of England was very apparent and noticeable in the 1900s a little over a century after the peak of the Industrial Revolution. A medical observer from the 1930s had taken notes with a very detailed description of what work in a textile mill would do to a person over a period of time. In his writing he throws all of the effects on a person working in one of these factories all at once which leads you to believe he would like to help these people and by informing others something may be done to help. His list of each ailment has much description which would prove that this man is a certified media

Another Parliamentary Debate known as the Benefit of the Factory was held sixty years later than the Chimney Sweeper’ debate. Again at these debates regarding working conditions a person was always present to record what was said for future reference, so a man or woman probably wrote this. At this particular debate Lord Ashley and Earl of Shaftesbury were both present and spoke again concerned with the hours and working conditions. These two fellows were on top of their field both owning and inventing new ways to go about doing things in the workplace; they exceeded any other man’s achievements. Earl of Shaftesbury spoke about a certain occasion that had stuck out in his mind; he was trying to pass a bill which would relieve the conditions of textile workers. He spoke of a time when he visited Bradford in Yorkshire, he described children as working during their most tender years and how most of them were crippled, deformed, and useless. He stated that he only spoke of what he knew and nothing was exaggerated. He said that there was no hope for the people he had seen nor could anything be done to help them. Earl of Shaftesbury believed in people working because that’s how it has always been and is the only was for things to get done but more importantly something needs to be done about the working conditions of the poor souls who run these factories.

During the 1800s children were often used outside of the factories to sweep chimneys. This task was very dangerous and hazardous to the young boy’s health. Lord Ashley was the innovator of using machinery to sweep chimneys instead of sending up young boys to take ca

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