{143b} In 1843, among the accidents brought to the Infirmary in Manchester, one hundred and eighty-nine were from burning. {144} Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report, Power's Report on Leeds: passim Tufnell Report on Manchester, p. 17. etc. {145} This letter is re-translated from the German, no attempt being made to re-produce either the spelling or the original Yorkshire dialect. {147a} How numerous married women are in the factories is seen from information furnished by a manufacturer: In 412 factories in Lancashire, 10,721 of them were employed; of the husbands of these women, but 5,314 were also employed in the factories, 3,927 were otherwise employed, 821 were unemployed, and information was wanting as to 659; or two, if not three men for each factory, are supported by the work of their wives. {147b} House of Commons, March 15th, 1844. {147c} Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report, p. 4. {148a} For further examples and information compare Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report. Cowell Evidence, pp. 37, 38, 39, 72, 77, 59; Tufnell Evidence, pp. 9, 15, 45, 54, etc. {148b} Cowell Evidence, pp. 35, 37, and elsewhere. {148c} Power Evidence, p. 8. {149a} Cowell Evidence, p. 57 {149b} Cowell Evidence, p. 82. {149c} Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report, p. 4, Hawkins. {151} Stuart Evidence, p. 35. {152a} Tufnell Evidence, p. 91. {152b} Dr. Loudon Evidence, pp. 12, 13. {153a} Dr. Loudon Evidence, p. 16. {153b} Drinkwater Evidence, pp. 72, 80, 146, 148, 150 (two brothers); 69 (two brothers); 155, and many others. Power Evidence, pp. 63, 66, 67 (two cases); 68 (three cases); 69 (two cases); in Leeds, pp. 29, 31, 40, 43, 53, _et seq_. Loudon Evidence, pp. 4, 7 (four cases); 8 (several cases), etc. Sir D. Barry Evidence, pp. 6, 8, 13, 21, 22, 44, 55 (three cases), etc. Tufnell Evidence, pp. 5, 6, 16, etc. {154a} Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report, 1836, Sir D. Barry Evidence, p. 21 (two cases). {154b} Factories' Inquiry Commission's Report, 1836, Loudon Evidence, pp. 13, 16, etc. {155} In the spinning-room of a mill at Leeds, too, chairs had been introduced. Drinkwater Evidence, p. 80. {156} General report by Sir D. Barry. {157a} Power Report, p. 74. {157b} The surgeons in England are scientifically educated as well as the physicians, and have, in general, medical as well as surgical practice. They are in general, for various reasons, preferred to the physicians. {159a} This statement is not taken from the report. {159b} Tufnell, p. 59. {160a} Stuart Evidence, p. 101. {160b} Tufnell Evidence, pp. 3, 9, 15. {161} Hawkins Report, p. 4; Evidence, p. 14, etc. etc. Hawkins Evidence, pp. 11, 13. {162a} Cowell Evidence, p. 77. {162b} Sir D. Barry Evidence, p. 44. {162c} Cowell, p. 35. {163a} Dr. Hawkins Evidence, p. 11; Dr. Loudon, p. 14, etc.; Sir D. Barry, p. 5, etc.