This excerpt is from a doctor's testimony to an 1819
British parliamentary committee.
When I was a surgeon in the infirmary, accidents were
very often admitted to the infirmary, through the
children's hands and arms having being caught in the
machinery; in many instances the muscles, and the skin
is stripped down to the bone, and in some instances a
finger or two might be lost. Which statement best summarizes what the doctor is
saying about child factory workers?
O They need to learn safety rules.
O Their injuries are untreatable.
O Their injuries are quite minor.
O They are doing dangerous work.