Men’s Unions, Attitude of, 10, 37, 85, 117. Midwifery, present status of, 27. Midwives’ Institute, 27. Mines Regulation Act, 153. Miscellaneous trades, 110. Mixed Unions, 80. in Lancashire, 96. List of, 90. Mortality, in linen mills, 129. Infant, 141 _et seq._ Age periods, 143. Mothers, Employment of, vii., 160. Music, 30. N Nailmakers, 75. National Union of Teachers, 16. Necrosis in lucifer match trade, 137. Night-work forbidden, 152. Northern Counties Weavers’ Association, 80. Nurses’ salaries, 29. Nursing, conditions of work, 28. Mistaken notions as to, 28. Private, 30. Co-operative, 30. O Outwork, Regulation of, 164. Overtime, 160. Regulations as to, 161. Abolition of, desirable, 162. Oxford Working Women’s Society, 75. P Painting, 32. Black and white drawings, 32. Philanthropy, Remunerative employment connected with, 20. Settlements, 21. Paterson, Emma, 67. Death of, 76. Pit-brow women, xii., 86. Phthisis among linen workers, 129. Pharmacy, 26. Pocket money, Working for, 88. Post-office, The, 42. Number of women employed in, 42. Clerkships, 43. Sorterships, 45. Telegraph learnerships, 45. Counter-women, 46. Complaints against counter-women, 46. Potteries, 131. White lead in, 137. Pouce, The, 124. Preachers, Women, 20. Purdon’s, Dr., report on linen trade, 124. R Religion, Remunerative employment connected with, 20. Routine clerical work, 39. Royalties on music, 32. S Sanitation, in shops, 57. in textile trades, 101. Ventilation, 138. Shirt and Collar Makers’ Union, 72. Shoddy fever, 130. Shop work, Labour Commission Report on, 65. Shop Hours Regulation Act, 64. Shop Assistants, 49. Their grievances, 50. Wages compared with men’s, 50. Fines, 51. Bonuses, 52. Agreements, 52. Dismissal, Miss Collet on, note p. 52. Long hours, 53. Regulation of hours, 53. Standing, 56. _The Lancet_ on seats, 56. Insanitary conditions, 57. “Living in,” 58. Sundays, 59. Personal narratives, 60. Combination among, 63. Silk manufacture, 106. Health in, 130. Stage, The, 32. Prospects of, 33. Touring companies, 33. Remuneration, 33. Pantomime performers, 34. Difficulty of progress, 34. The ballet, 34. Salaries of dancers, 35. Supervision, Abuses of, 99. Sweating system, 77, 112. T Tarrop, Dr., report on the cotton trade, 123. Tatham, Dr., evidence on infant mortality, 145. Teaching, 7. Private, 8. in High Schools, 9 _et seq._ Domestic subjects, 17. Higher teaching posts, 19. Headships, 19. Lectureships, 20. Textile trades, 93. Lancashire and Yorkshire contrasted, 95. Other centres, 106. Overtime forbidden in, 162. Trade as a career, 48. The aristocracy in, 48.