HC Deb 09 March 1883 vol 276 c1899
MR. BROADHURST

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he is now in a position to give a reply to the memorial of the cotton operatives for a medical inquiry into the system of oversizing of cotton cloth?

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT

Yes, Sir; the facts placed before me are sufficient to justify and call for a medical inquiry being held into the effect upon the persons employed on this process.