Yes; and out of those nine, there were six who were splayfooted, and three who were not; the three who were not splayfooted were worse upon their legs than those who were; and one was most remarkably bow-legged; she informed me she was perfectly straight before she entered the mills.
8099. What was that girl's name?
Margaret Webster.
8100. You say she was remarkably bow-legged, was it very observable?
Very observable; I can hardly describe the woman's deformity, from the way in which she walks; but I have passed by, and thought that I was far from her, and have got on her shins as I was going past her.
8103. Have you made any other examination?
I have examined those who had not entered the mills till after twelve years of age, and found that out of fifty there were fourteen of this class; two of them were splayfooted, and one with her ankle a little wrong; the others were all perfectly straight.
[329] Ibid. p. 209, Numbers 5484, 5488, 5492.
[330] Ibid. p. 195, Numbers 5127-5219.
[331] Ibid. p. 353, Numbers 8094-8103.