▁only ▁as ▁valuable ▁information ▁to ▁medical ▁institutions ▁and ▁bo ards , ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁statement , ▁widely ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁It ▁is ▁from ▁this ▁work ▁that ▁Vill erm é ▁received ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁moral ▁econom ist . ▁ ▁The ▁Phys ical ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁Cot ton , ▁W ool ▁and ▁Sil k ▁Work ers ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁popular ▁work ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Table au ▁de ▁l ' état ▁phys ique ▁et ▁moral ▁des ▁ouv riers ▁employ és ▁dans ▁les ▁manufact ures ▁de ▁cot on , ▁de ▁la ine ▁et ▁de ▁so ie ▁( St ud y ▁of ▁the ▁Phys ical ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁Cot ton , ▁W ool ▁and ▁Sil k ▁workers ), ▁the ▁final ▁product ▁of ▁extended ▁research ▁and ▁observation , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁The ▁book ▁out lined ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁moral ▁conditions ▁of ▁different ▁labor ▁forces . ▁Vill erm é ▁discussed ▁his ▁observations ▁made ▁concerning ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁cot ton , ▁w ool , ▁and ▁sil k ▁indust ries . ▁He ▁brought ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁tre acher ous ▁working ▁conditions , ▁un fit ▁for ▁adult s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁danger ▁for ▁young ▁children ▁working ▁alongside ▁the ▁adult s , ▁and ▁crit iqu ed ▁the ▁low ▁w ages ▁provided ▁to ▁workers . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁comparison ▁throughout ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁between ▁the ▁three ▁occup ations ▁and ▁different ▁locations ▁throughout ▁France . ▁The ▁second ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁included ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁health ▁as ▁it ▁rel