n 15,000 cotton operatives distributed
as follows:--

In Thousands.

Card and blowing-room processes .4
Spinning-room processes 2.1
Winding, warping, &c. 2.7
Weaving, warping, &c. 6.8
Workers in other processes or undefined 2.8
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Total 14.8

_Operatives employed in Cotton Factories in the United Kingdom and
Percentages of each Class. (From Returns of Factory Inspectors.)_

+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| | 1835.| 1838.| 1847.| 1850.| 1856.| 1862.| 1867.|
+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Male and Female under | | | | | | | |
| 13, or half-timers. | 13.2 | 45.7 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 10.4 |
| Male, 13 to 18 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Male, over 18 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 26.0 |
| Female, over 13 | 47.9 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.0 |
+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total number of | | | | | | | |
| Cotton Operatives |218,000|259,500|316,400|331,000|379,300|451,600|401,100|
+=======================+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+
| | 1870.| 1874.| 1878.| 1885.| 1890.| 1895.| 1901.|
+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Male and Female under | | | | | | | |
| 13, or half-timers. | 9.6 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
| Male, 13 to 18 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 |
| Male, over 18 | 26.0 | 24.1 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 27.8 |
| Female, over 13 | 55.9 | 53.9 | 54.7 | 55.8 | 55.8 | 58.7 | 61.1 |
+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total number of | | | | | | | |
| Cotton Operatives |450,100|479,6