Note 44 — Chapter XIII · TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS.
Reading edition
In the Japan Mail of July 8, 1901, the following statistics of women employees in factories in Japan were given:—
Manufacture. No. of Women. No. to 100 Men.
Raw Silk 107,348 93
Cotton Spinning 53,053 79
Matches 11,385 69
Cotton Fabrics 10,656 86
Tobacco 7,874 72
Matting 1,641 59