| RETROSPECT |
| 1800 to 1832 | Children of 7 years and upwards working 12 hours per
day, 6 days per week. |
| 1833 to 1843 | Children over 8 working 9 hours per day, and when not
working to be educated. |
| 1844 to 1870 | Children under 13 to work 6½ hours per day and attend
school 2 to 3½ hours per day. |
| 1870 | Provision of schools sufficient for all children made compulsory. |
| 1874 | Children under 10 debarred from factories. |
| 1876 | Attendance at school made compulsory. |
| 1891 | Children under 12 debarred from factories, and education made free. |
| 1903 | All children from 5 to 12 to attend school. |
| 1926 | All children from 5 to 14 to attend school, full time. Many continue
at school till 18. |
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