Occupations : From the Social, Hygenic and Medical Points of View (Paperback)

Introductory; 1. The air we breathe in town and country. Air in the neighbourhood of factories. Influence of smoke. Dust, traffic and micro-organisms; 2. The air of factories, workshops and workrooms. Dusty workshops. Tuberculosis and lung diseases. Ventilation and sterilization of the air. Influence of tobacco smoke in clearing the air; 3. Work, wages, efficiency and fatigue. Machinery and speeding up. Sweated industries. Artificial flower making. Feather cleaning; 4. The health and comfort of the worker; 5. Occupation and age fitness. Occupation and mortality; 6. Choice of a career - boys and girls. Female labour. Female sickness rates compared with those of males; 7. Dusty occupations; 8. Gases; 9. The chemical trades; 10. Injuries caused by electricity; 11. The skin and occupation; Index.