Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XX. Report by Mr. Cyril Jackson on boy labour together with a memorandum from the General Post Office on the conditions of employment of telegraph messengers.

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.
Date:
1909
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XX. Report by Mr. Cyril Jackson on boy labour together with a memorandum from the General Post Office on the conditions of employment of telegraph messengers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE 25.—(See Chart M.) ARMY.—LONDON. Occupations-OF 519 Boys.entering the Army. Ages - 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 0 Number. Percent- age. S g Percent- age. Number. Percent- age. Number. Percent- age. Number. Percent- age. Number. Percent- age. Number. Per cent- 3 age. Skilled - - - 18 3-7 23 4-6 30 6-0 30 6-0 23 4-4 15 2-9 15 2-9 Clerks - - 28 5-8 26 5-3 26 5-2 27 5-3 15 2-9 11 2-1 4 •8 Low-skilled - - 169 .35-1 200 40-2 231 46-2 240 47-6 105 20-3 64 12'3 33 6- Carmen - - - - 1 ■2 7 1-4 20 4-0 43 8-5 28 5-4 18 3-5 9 1-7 Van Boys 53 110 59 11-9 45 9-0 25 5-0 8 1-5 3 •6 2 •4 General and Casual 20 4-2 28 5-6 42 8-4 62 12-3 34 0-5 21 4-1 10 19 Shop Boys 69 14-3 70 14-1 63 12-6 50 9-9 20 3-8 6 1-2 5 . -9 Errand Boys - 116 24-0 74 14-9 35 7-0 14 2-8 2 ■4 At Sea . - - - 4 •8 4 •8 3 •6 6 1-2 1 2 Post Office 4 •8 6 1-2 5 1-0 2 •4 1 2 _ Army ... - 5 1-0 282 54-4 381 73-3 441 85-0 Totals - 482 497 500 .504 019 519 519 The whole riumber of boys have not reached the age of twenty. As, however, their career up to that time is prsctically assured, they have been included as in the Army for all ages subsequent to their enlistment. AciA. iCajeraiicen made in i/m volume ana ui ike Meoorts ot the Commission to the paqes m dus volume are to the page-numoermg m brackets.