IngentaConnect A Description of the Physical and Moral State of Workers Employed...

Author: Villerme, Louis R.

Source: The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings, The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings , pp. 33-36(4)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Abstract:

This is a section of the book The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings. Edited by four eminent epidemiologists, this book consolidates, for the first time, a core of landmark articles on the evolution, scope and limitations, uses, and prospects of epidemiology. An outstanding feature of the book is the inclusion of the editors' assessments of the realm of epidemiology, where it is and where it should be going. It represents a useful tool for both students and practicing professionals and provides a much-needed frame of reference for reorienting the practice of epidemiology. The book is a collection of 91 articles, grouped in five parts. This article discusses some of the main characteristics, as well as the similarities and differences, between the cotton, wool, and silk mills workers, specifically children. It describes the different working hours per day and the wages of the different industries in different countries; and how the long working days affect the health of child workers. It further provides thoughts and recommendations to ameliorate the harshness and danger of the work.

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A Description of the Physical and Moral State of Workers Employed in Cotton, Wool, and Silk Mills