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The Diseases of Occupations
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Book : The Diseases of Occupations
Author : * Donald Hunter Language : English Library : Health-Safety-Environment Publish Place : London Publish Date : 00 1957 Publisher : The English Universities Press LTD Book Type : Book Book Number : 3252 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS PREFACE
I MAN AND HIS WORK
Occupations determined by Climate
Early Weapons and Tools
Greek Prejudice against Manual Labour
Traditional Trades and Crafts
The Mediaeval Gilds
Early Occupational Medicine
The Domestic Woollen Industry
England in Transition
-The Agricultural Revolution
Silk-throwing by Water Power
Navigation and the Chronometer
The Revolution in Iron
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1760-1830 The Industrial Revolution The Canals The Roads The Steam Engine The Railways Chemistry
III. SOCIAL REFORMS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTUR Evil State of the Towns The Chartist Movement Child Labour and Apprenticeship Health and Morals of Apprentices Act,1802
The Ten Hours Movement The Birth of Industrial Medicine in England The Factory Act, 1833 Dreadful Conditions in Many Trades The Mines Act, 1842 The Truck Acts The Sweating System The Climbing Boys
IV HEALTH OF THE WORKER IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
The Progress of Science after 1830
(a) Chemistry
(b) Engineering
(c) Metallurgy
The Rise of Socialism
Employment of School Children and Young Persons
Expansion of the Factory Inspectorate
Medical Supervision in Industry
The Factories Acts of 1937 and 1948
The Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944
Human Relationships in Industry
The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act, 1946
Health and Welfare of the Miner
Occupational Health Services in Countries Abroad
V THE ANCIENT METALS
The Occupational Case History
The Metals
The Ancient Metals
Lead
(a) Lead
(b) Tetra-ethyl Lead
Mercury
(a) Mercury
(b) Mercury Fulminate
(c) Organic Mercury Compounds
VI THE OTHER METALS
Arsenic
(a) Arsenic
(b) Arseniuretted Hydrogen
(c) Organic Arsenic Compounds
Calcium
(a) Limestone
(b) Marble
(c) Chalk
(d) Lime
(e) Calcium Carbide (/) Calcium Cyanamide (g) Calcium Sulphide (h) Cement
(j) Calcium Sulphate (k) Calcium Chloride
Phosphorus
(a) Phosphorus
(b) Phosphoretted Hydrogen
(c) Tri-ortho-cresyl Phosphate
(d) Organic Phosphorus Insecticides
Silver Argyria
(a) Generalized Argyria
(b) Localized Argyria
Zinc
(a) Metal-fume Fever
(b) Zinc Chloride
VII THE NEWER METALS Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Manganese
Nickel
(a) Nickel Salts (b)Nickel Carbonyl (c) Dust in the Refining of Nickel
Osmium
Platinum
Selenium
Tellurium
Thallium
Uranium
Vanadium
VIII THE AROMATIC CARBON COMPOUNDS Benzene
Aromatic Nitro- and Amino-derivatives
(a) Nitrobenzene
(b) Dinitrobenzene
(c) Trinitrotoluene
(d) Dinitrophenol
(e) Dinitro-ortho-cresol (/) Aniline
(g) Trmitrophenylmethylnitramine (h) Phenylenediamine
IX THE ALIPHATIC CARBON COMPOUNDS
Methyl Alcohol
Nitroglycerine
Nitrocellulose
The Halogenated Hydrocarbons
(a) Methyl Chloride
(b) Methyl Bromide
(c) Trichlorethylene
(d) Carbon Tetrachloride
(e) Ethylene Dichlorthaneide (/) Tetrachlore
(g) Chlorinated Naphthalenes
The Glycol Group
(a) Ethylene Chlorhydrin
(b) Diethylene Dioxide
Carbon DisulphideX NOXIOUS GASES
Noxious Gases Simple Asphyxiants
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon Dioxide
Chemical Asphyxiants
(a) Carbon Monoxide
(b) Sulphuretted Hydrogen
(c) Hydrogen Cyanide
Irritant Gases
(a) Sulphur Dioxide
(b) Ammonia
(c) Nitrogen Dioxide
(d) Chlorine
(e) Phosgene
(/) Fluorine and its Compounds
(i) Fluorine and Hydrofluoric Acid (ii) Fluorspar (iii) Fluorapatite (iv) Cryolite (v) Organic Fluorine Compounds
XI OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO INFECTIONS
Infections from Contact with Animals
Anthrax
Glanders
Weil's Disease
Erysipeloid of Rosenbach
Ankylostomiasis
Cysticercosis (Tcenia solium)
XII OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES OF THE SKIN
AND OCCUPATIONAL CANCER
Occupational Diseases of the Skin Occupational Stigmata Occupational Bursitis
The Beat Disorders of Miners Traumatic Tenosynovitis
Occupational Cancer
(a) Cancer of the Lung
(b) Cancer of the Skin
(c) Cancer of the Bladder
XIII DISEASES DUE TO PHYSICAL AGENTS Decompression Sickness
Heat Cramps Miners' Nystagmus Cataract in Industry Occupational Deafness Occupational Cramps Effects of Vibrating Tools
Effects of Radiation
(a) Injuries from X-rays
(b) Injuries from Radioactive Substances
(c) Injuries from Fission Products
XIV THE PNEUMOCONIOSES Silicosis
Asbestos and Other Fibrous Silicates
(a) Asbestos
(b) Talc
(c) Sericite
(d) Sillimanite
(e) Glass Wool
Non-fibrous Silicates
(a) Mica
(b) Fuller's Earth
(c) Kaolin
Pneumoconiosis of Coal Miners
Non-pathogenic Inorganic Dusts
(a) Calcium
(b) Iron
(c) Tin
(d) Barium
Pathogenic Inorganic Dusts
(a) Aluminium
(b) Beryllium
(c) Silicon Carbide
Dusts of Vegetable Origin
(a) Cotton
(b) Hay
(c) Grain
(d) Bagasse
(e) Paprika (/) Tobacco (g) Wood
(h) Gum Acacia
Dusts of Animal Origin
(a) Feathers
(b) Leather
XV ACCIDENTS
Accidents in Factories Prevention of Accidents
Accidents at Docks, Wharves and Railway Sidings Hazards of Work in Sewers Treatment of Industrial Injuries Dust Explosions in Factories Accidents in Mines and Quarries Firedamp in Coal Mines Dust Explosions in Coal Mines Electrical Injuries
Accidents in Chemical Laboratories Hazards from handling Pharmaceutical Substances Accidental Infections in Bacteriological Laboratories Accidents in Agricultural Work Injuries from Marine Animals and Fish INDEX
