Consequences of industrialisstion (20) Flashcards
(25 cards)
How many banks in 1784?
119
How many banks in 1808?
800
When were banks given permission to permit bank notes?
1797
When we’re joint stock banks allowed to issue cheques in London?
1833
How many joint stock banks in 1866?
154
How many branches of bank nationwide in 1866?
850
How much did population grow by between 1751 and 1851?
6 million to 17 million
When was back-to-back housing introduced?
late 1700s
What proportion of workers in Birmingham lived in back-to-backs?
2/3
How wide was the average back to back?
4m
When was the cholera outbreak in Sunderland?
1831
How many died in the Sunderland cholera outbreak?
32,000
When was Chadwicks report on manchester?
1842
How many streets were reportedly unpaved in Manchester?
248
How many streets were unventilated in Manchester?
112
How many streets had stagnant pools of refuse in Manchester?
252
Between 1816 and 1831 how much did the middle class grow by?
75%
By 1811 how many goods had the middle class created (£)?
£130 million worth
When was the electorate expanded to include middle class?
1832
(to 650,000)
When did Marquess of Bute build docks at Cardiff bay?
1839
When did Arkwright invent the Water Frame?
1769
How many short time committees in 1833?
26
When did all women and children get 10h day?
1847 factory act
In 1851, how much of population involved in manufacturing?
2/5
