Professional paper
The pneumoconioses - bricks in search of an architect
E.R.A. Merewether
; Ministry of Labour and National Service London
Abstract
The problem of pneumoconioses and its historical background are reviewed. Pneumoconioses present a very difficult economic problem. In 1951 1300 workers in England died of pneumoconioses. In the same year 5250 persons died from traffic accidents and in the same period tuberculosis was responsible for the death of 11.631 persons. If these numbers are compared with the population at risk, the danger of pneumoconioses becomes evident. Pneumoconiosis is not accompanied only with tuberculosis: among 300 workers who died from asbestosis 16% had primary lung cancer. At the same time among 6000 death of silicosis 1.3% had primary lung cancer. This is very interesting fenomenon which should be carefully examined. More attention be paid in future to the prevention of silicosis and other pneumoconioses.
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Hrčak ID:
187074
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Publication date:
15.9.1953.
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