R.
W. Cooke-Taylor, the author of The Factory System was also
an Inspector of Factories. In his book he explained the 1891 Factory
Act.
The
Factory Act, 1891 made the requirements for fencing machinery more
stringent. Under the heading Conditions of Employment two considerable
additions to previous legislation. The first is the prohibition on
employers to employ women within four weeks after confinement; the
second the raising the minimum age at which a child can be set to
work from ten to eleven.
