The dangers of the factories did not only affect children workers. Adult workers could be left with life threatening diseases due to the many years working in the hazardous conditions of the factories. In document two it talks about the testimony of Joseph Hebergam to the Sadler Committee. He starts off by saying how he had damaged lungs as well as leg muscles that do not function properly and do not support the weight of his bones. All as a result of the dust, overworking, and an insufficient diet. In the same document it states “ A doctor has told you that you will die within the year, is that correct?” Hebergam replied that it was all due to the factories. In document seven it talks about how for every great town that came out of the Industrial