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What evidence about English bakers did Lochner's lawyers include in their Supreme Court brief?

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In their brief to the Supreme Court, the lawyers for John Lochner included an appendix containing mortality figures for English bakers to argue that baking was not an unhealthful trade. These statistics indicated that the mortality rate of English bakers was lower than that of the general population and comparable to that of clerks, masons, and cabinetmakers.1

Additionally, the appendix featured excerpts from various medical articles. These sources recommended improvements to bakery sanitation and ventilation but did not advocate for shorter working hours, supporting the defense's position that the New York Bakeshop Act was not a legitimate health measure.1