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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 08, 1864
Page
2
The text argues for better housing and working conditions in London, noting unequal parish rates, poor sanitation in barracks and ships, and overcrowded millinery and flower workshops. It cites 1861 census data showing 55 000 milliners and dressmakers and urges the 1861 commission to study and curb overcrowding in workshops and factories.
The Sheffield Water Company inundation commissioners met at the Town Hall for the first sitting. Three thousand five hundred claims already filed with three weeks remaining. They set rules on particulars for cottagers claims and on acceptance of offered compensation. They ruled workers in regular employment could claim via employers. Amendments allowed on deductions from public subscriptions. Debate over mayoral claims and double payment concerns. London coal trade figures show September intake and year-to-date totals. Government grants £500 to Dr Vogel’s sister after his Central Africa death.
The abstract shows gross produce of the revenue for the United Kingdom ending September 30 1864, compared with the same period in the prior year, totaling 18 998 211 pounds in the excerpt. The record provides a financial snapshot from the source.
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