. ▁ ▁Re forms ▁for ▁change ▁▁ ▁The ▁Health ▁and ▁Mor als ▁of ▁App rent ices ▁Act ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁tried ▁to ▁improve ▁conditions ▁for ▁workers ▁by ▁making ▁factory ▁own ers ▁more ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁housing ▁and ▁cl othing ▁of ▁the ▁workers , ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁This ▁act ▁was ▁never ▁put ▁into ▁practice ▁because ▁magistr ates ▁failed ▁to ▁en force ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Cot ton ▁M ills ▁and ▁Fact ories ▁Act ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁forb ade ▁the ▁employ ment ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine ▁in ▁cot ton ▁mill s , ▁and ▁limited ▁the ▁hours ▁of ▁work ▁for ▁children ▁aged ▁ 9 - 1 6 ▁to ▁twelve ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁This ▁act ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁step ▁towards ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁children ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁fall ▁as leep ▁during ▁work , ▁resulting ▁in ▁fewer ▁inj uries ▁and ▁beat ings ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Sad ler ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁in ▁address ing ▁the ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁conditions ▁of ▁industrial ▁workers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁text ile ▁workers . ▁The ▁Ash ley ▁Commission ▁was ▁another ▁investigation ▁committee , ▁this ▁time ▁studying ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁mine ▁workers . ▁One ▁finding ▁of ▁the ▁investigation ▁was ▁the ▁observation ▁alongside ▁increased ▁product ivity , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁working ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁w age ▁workers ▁had ▁also ▁double d ▁in ▁many ▁cases . ▁The ▁efforts ▁of ▁Michael ▁Sad