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-------flimKIQgMIIQBBII *, J. ItCoauU, 1.8., I.D. tealatant fedleal Dirutor, Metropolitan Ilfa Iuvum Ceapuqr **# latradaiUai Although bull wit dlfforo la mm roapoeta fro* ordinary offioo nt| tha hitllh probl*aa of thin tio group* of wrinri in quit* iiaU<rr If not id*atial. Both groups, th*r*f*ro, ay bo alaaalflod outer tho goaoral daalgaatloa of olorloal wikrn in oontradiotinotioa to lateotrlol n)Mtt ' ft* lotto* coaprlto o group olaoot tsloo tho rater of *lri*al nrfcui oil ' tbolr health problow or* aot *opor*bl. It oogr bo UMiii( gourolly ot looot, that elorleal writ offoro aoro protoetloo agolaat orpoaaro to *xtroaoo of t*apratiiro ooaditlou aad to o vorioty of hasardo of o aoro or loao opooiflo notnro, aoeh u duata, goto* ad ftei| aad rariow ihartwl aabataaoaa oftoa oaeowtorod la tho iadaatrlal OBTironaont, tell* oloriaal work aaj bo aoatally fatlgalag, littlo ptpfieal adaraao* If.-. rfUrtrpf m* for thla roaaoa tho aaaaaptloa la aoaotUoa aado that indlrldoals Wba^jr^^pbrolcol ooadlttoo toad to o**k iadoor offto* wtt. How*way .l^i#j^^^otbo> a caaparlaoa of tho too group* baood apoa phyaleal oraalaatloM voali dlaoloao a propoadaffcaoo of sabaonal ladirlduala la olthor grow* Glorioal Mriurt, although aot zpoaod to iir*t boalth haaarda a$i ** *** W**tol*l wilnif amj dtfflop phiiietl dtfMU ud dimiM u t result Qt (T|iiu( W ristl nay be considered indireot health hasards* such as defective mtiUtioa, ereadid qurtori, ud aihtr urlmmUl work!ng coaditiam*. lay *ttMpt, however, to utnrt the influence of the workinf oawironawnt on the health of workers nust bo approached cautionsly* boooiuo 1% not bo reaenbered that the clerical worker usually spends bat eifht boars of tbs twenty-four os dwty Bose environment, Individual habits ud psronits eafsfed in after office boors most be evaluated. farthamore, any sessreawat of eawiroaneatal offsets upon health is ooeplieated fay or failnre to establish a soseise sad accurate definition of health sr disease* the late fir Clifford tllbtttt, the dlstlnfvlsbed professor of eedielae at the Saiverei^y of Caabrldge* wee said* "Disease ie the correlative of health and la lasp*bl# of sore penetratisf definition** Ieither health nor disease in olearly distlagnished from eaah ether at oertain stages* leverthelans, we diseern certain nafawoorabln eavirouaental inflonneen an snonntiwe faetors in nngnentlng diseases and physiaal defeats la warylng dsgrse aseerding to elroanstsases* iaong the iaportaat emwironasntnl factors fron a health viewpoint are ventilation, lLiwainattoa* seating* and personal service faeilitlee* TfitUhtlim" '' CpttWHk tSnperatore standards for health and eoafort of clerical workers ham nek basis seltsfaetorlly defined* The axietenae of a single optinwa taapereturn aesaptnbla to any group of individwals la precarlene* there are always sone An prefer aero or loss boat depending open the slothing worn* nature # ** . nf work perforced* inilrldwal physical condition* end* no dewbt* upon nawy. 25S ^ -V that* *b*tow% therefore* lt is desirable to aalataia a physical air aalroaat* wbearer it 1a passible to do so, ahiah sore atari? mate the demand of the Urftr naabei-ef ladlvldaals, aad tha others, by adjoaUent of olothiag, oaa accomodate thaaaalraa to tha eeleeted conditions. ill affaota of tha air of a orat'dad aad poorly ventilated raoa ara not caused by any poison* throws off Into tha ataoaphara froa tha hmaa body, bat ara tha results of physical changes ia tha air thlah include tha teaperature, tha noisture oontant, aad tha rata of air aotion. Coafort taa ba attaihad only by tha proper adjustment of that# throo phyaleal prapartlaa of tha air* fjitu tura la tha neat iaportaat factor aad frequently it tha laaat difficult ta eon* trol* A tenpereturn ragp botwaaa 6$ dacraaa f aad 72 dacreas f la |aynUy aeeapted aa tha propar taaparatara for aadantary workers* Thla la partittderty tm whom tha relative hunldlty la aalthar esseaelvely high nor exeeesively lav* hot average# abort 40 par aaat* Where na prevision haa baas aada far haaldlfylog tha air* it la aot nesoanon to flad tha relative humidity af offlaaa during tha haatlag season to ba aa lav aa 19 par aaat* Oadar aaoh elrcuestancee, a taaparatara as high aa 79 or tm 78 dagraaa ia required far comfort* Tha air awsnant should ba anah as to aacaa ao aanoyaaaa ta tha ooeupaata aad atiU ba euffit*lent to affaat aa adequate air ohaago* 4a air aoraaaat af abovt II U H llaaar fast par alauta la vanally satisfeetary. tk eestrol af vaotilatloa ia tha average offlea appaara to be everybody* bulatM aaf nobody* a responsibility. k cannon favlt llaa la apalag tha vladova oa a sold day vhea tha raoa baaoaoa overheated instead af tana* lag dewa or oloalag off tba radiator ooatral* I win, aaat offlaaa anat dapaad upon laaraaaa ia air aovemat * S555 for MillOf* Ikii Is tttllMd altoar by natural oro# wiadav vaatilation ar by fido bath# low obora offieat ara provided vim rofrlgorotod air, tt boo bM fnd IjVfMttHUc to radvaa the iadoor t**prmtra ear* *>e too to tit-- toa dafx-aaa balov tba aataida tovporoittro adtr a&xiaua ovtolda radtltiaaa This radnotioa, pravidad too ralatlw huaidity baa Ukavioa boon rvdoead, givas a oafflalaatly fovorabla eaudlttoa, aad pmwt* too treat a ewtmi bataaaa too iaaida aad oataida toaporataras. Onrooolii| la tuaaor 1# laadvlaabla* toooffc parfcapa aot qsdLta ao aadaairablo aa ovarbaatia* la viator* Correai lllaotnatloa, altoor natural or artificial, la V mb ayaatrala n bo mUM aad fraator aoeunoy of oork attalaad bgr imi^Ut toa varfcar alto light of aorraat lataaalty, aultabla quality, aad so dlfftoagf aad dlatotbatod aa to aliaiaata flora aad A| shadooa* Tbo aaloaea of llfht- lag fallova vnjr doflalto physical lava aad toa illwisetioo of offleao ahovld ba daoifead by aa aaclaaar Oho la thoroughly ataippvd to plaa tvah iastallattoaa* 2556 bgraptr paatorv vfclah may ba duo to a vmriaty of oantrlbatlaf faotora, aotably poor aaatlajj faoilitlao, dafaatira lighting, bad habita, bad faahlaa, aad laak of inwlw, laada to pbyaiaal dafaota aad 111 health. Tba laiWidd chair, aeoardiag to Wright* ara* Sk'jhould hare a aaat af a haifht peralttiag tba faat of toa aiiMtofc.kK f#ft '*,toa floor ar oa a foot roat vltoawt exeeoair* procure of too' eialr aoai aaelao* too thlgha* It ebevld bava a relatively aballov mt paraittiaf too eeeqpaat to roat aaagly egaiaat tbo book* St abovld baoo a back offering ayporl to tbo oplao of too aaaapaat, and, far fcaalaa, with novaaii bolov toa baak roat far toa blpa vbiab ara typleally baaviar aad higfcar toaa tboao of aaa* St should altoar ba adjuatable ar ba available la dlffaraat kalghto to aaat toa aaada af iadlvldaala af dlffaraat atotora aad might* Zt la abv&aas that toa aaaa akair la aat aaltod to toa mall alaador (irl MlgUat a baalTit povada ar aa9 oa ooanoa la In Tack afflaaag fa to toa dlaalto of Offloa fcrinrOf toda Wright, S*D*, Tbo froendian af toa Coavaailoa af toa Ufa Offlaa heaageaeat Mm., Oatotor 4, 7, S, 1927* 5* tell* MMMfeftt nmftUr dovoloped mu found la large aobtri la the ift#i+ rtltff da>t, m wall, be of ntoat eaaatruetioa, of nod appearance ad fair la anat" MMaoty aoaaoraa for eorrootiog bad habits aad aboard faabiaaa aad for regulating aa individual's saorciso nut, of aaeoaaityf vary for taefe individual mad, generally, oust bo taatfully suggested. A few largo organisa tions aalatalm posture ollaioo wh*r* aolootod Individual* aro taught alaglo oerrsotlve xaroiaoa wider skilled gaidaaeer fwiranrt Buxla*. rtglllilag fix* aeeessity for certain faollltloa which aontrlboto toward the wolfaro of tho worker la ao obwloaa that oaly aaatloa of thoa la auffittest* Thoao laaludo tho supply of drlaklag vatorf tho aaaaor la whioh It la leapt available, tho drlaklag faollltloa, tho rooaa aad othor faollltloa for eotla^ lunches, tho waohlag faollltloa, laakar apaao for outdoor tnpa, aad goaaral aaaltaqr aad tollot arraagoaoata* Othor epeaial problems at/ present theaaelvoe, aueh aa aoaotoay of routine work, dlatraatlag offaota of aolse, aad aroadod working arena, than# boeoaa tho roapoaaibllltgr of tta aaaogoaaat aad oeually aro not of a serious nature* la all faimaaa it caa bo aald that tha average axaamtlwa provlda mMadAi toifeiii:Mtlrai for thaaa afcom bo oagagoa. * V* * ' r -N^' yy-jfr prevaillag phyaiaal dafoata aad 111 haalth aaoag olariaal worfcara aaa bo attributed to oooh of tho liooo ooatloaod above,ia order to dotorolao ita dogroo of responsibility, la aaalfaatly dlffloalt to evaluate* Xt la not poaalblo to roflao ratoa to the point where wo eon aay J> tBBT / ' K tfa ollalaatio* ofs giro* futor will rodooo uiun 17 t dfiaik uiut. It ! 1 Ofiwt ta HltMtfi kHtTtrf tbtt lnliTldntl fukfi iktrt la Uh mvlti ohowa fr kt ikvlMl, grasp of workers aa a vholo and that oash la ostitlod to a ikn of attoatioa tlua torrMtin woosiiros art uudsr conoidoratloa* It i* ala# pandulbli to coneludo that tha iliaiaiilti of uahyglaala cooditlaat will la tlaa briag * roduetioa la tba oaouat of ill hoalth and a rwduotloa offlalaat to aaka conditions worth whila. Tha sxtoat of lUaoao aad ita oaasoa aaoag dlffsroat group# of workoro froa oarly tiaoa hawa* bosn^stibjoctt of ooah lataroot aad dioauaoioa* da loaf ago aa 1713, Raaasalal wroto at loagth oa tha nataro of tha aaladloo of atorta* la ootad aaoag athar allaoata warloas gaotro*lntootlasl dlaordora, iriW*a $ aroap ar ptlif, aad, particularly, aororo hoadaahoa produced by tha iatCMMt. f .JL'- ' aoatal affortd ozortod by olorko opoa thalr work* Thaehrah, la 1831, Qgola' directed attontloa to gaatria dlaordora aad tha offoota of a sedentary llfo la ill-saatllated raoas* Bora roaoatly, daa largoly to tho introduction of aodloal sorriest la largo aorooatllo aad eoaaoroial srgaalsstloas, aoro oorloaa conoid* oratloa la glwaa to prehloas affootlag tho hoalth of offloo oapleysos* Tha aodloal personnel af thaaa orgaaliatioaa la baglaaiag to aaoaanlato aoro dependable aad algalfloaat atatlotloal natorlal pertaining to tho prereleaeo of oioikaaoa aaoag tho igfflllo ;~g ftadoalaart haeag tha oaaaoo of oiokaooo la tho ooaaoa cold* la 1922 tha Mild Hafe# ftfcllo Health Berries pwbllabod tha roowlto of a atady of olakaaao aaoag a group of l,2tl offlco workoro aad tha roport reweals that soldo aa a mm of ohooaoo woro first la frequency aad third la sorority oad prlfpo waa soooad la frogsansy oad first la sorority* Floroaoo A* front pro* ..4E*iaw *i /:,**: 1 4) 2558 Ml Urt lui tine Nlilinlj thu the vgtttf the average amber Of day* leet per ease m greater. Of the nn frequent illnesses, am loa* asr* tine per mi* than voasa for arthritis, eoaaom sold*, gastritis, infections (surfleal), ssurasthsala and trauaa and lass tine for bronchitis, headache, Inflnansa, operstioas and tonsillitis* Generally apeakiig, this Is also truo for tha two preceding years* These few eaperienoee just quoted will serve to Indicate tha chief sourees of loot time and working oapeeity aaong olarleal workars and argaa for sonsideratioa of aaaeuras for the control of sleknase* fiqatfol IlUIBU iny pregran of control of sickness oust iaslnds the period!* health ezaelnationa for the purpose of locating physical tfafeete that are often re* ^ aorabli or eorraotibl* end of diaoowarlng early slgne of dlaoaao that ware uaksown to the individual at a tlaa when reeedial aaasuras are effective and, thereby, la aaay caaaa, avertlag definite and finally ohroule dlsaaaas. 1U though cooperatively fen basking institutions provide for physical exaainatlooe .of employees, the benefits which aesrue to the ledivlduel ae a result of the health Inventory, fully eoapoaaate for the snail oasts involved earn though Individually borne* fron the standpoint of Individual phyelsel afflelauoy sueh exsalnatiee* sfcoaldhe, nit* at least once e year. The physical examination is of particular VUlnO t* t& nan or vonan approashlng middle life, because such conditions ae diseased of the heart, kidneya, and circulation, for the aoat pert at least, all have their beginning in middle life or not long before that period* Zt Is essential that indications of those diseases he discovered early in order that they aay be renewed or kept fron progressing* As hatnUi rminds -9 2559 <*, *4 intt flwiit it half mlM, a dlntu known la half nnt,* ft* laittrail Btriiiai of tha lllbaak Manorial fat* ia a atatiatlcal uuljriit at nr 100,000 reoorde of medical exaninatioaa of native bora adult malaa in tha Halted Statea prweente in tha falloviac table a eunnary ia quail* tatire fora at iapaimaate which daaraaaa tad riaa slightly irlth age or nervedly with aga and thoaa which ahov no general tread. A tarn iapalraeata which riaa aad than decline are indicated with the asterisks. r MUhaak Manorial fund quarterly Bulletin* flaw lork Health Denonstratlone, Tol. Till, January* 1930, la* 1* lew lork City* i< IS rpW liti# m I ow iM t ie U i h*x4, 41 Xgftxolfft Attantioa cot iafrequeatly Is directed to the importance of daily JEarcls* for pthe clerical worker. Though it is axtrauoly difficult, to preeerlba s syrtea of exereisaa is regalar sad uaifora aaqueaoe whioh ail; sat the naads of all, it i e uffioiaat to may that some appropriate physical exercises aajoyad by the ludiwidual should bo iMulgad is daily. Exercise for coaseioaeo sako is ahieh tha aiad aatf aill do sot pertielpate is of littla Talas, Excessive week-end pfcysieal aetivity, aftar a reek dewoid of all thought of healthful rsereatloa, aay m raaot harmfully aad should ho aToided. Solaaiast hikiag* teaais, gtlf, skating* horaohaok ridimg( aad all outdoor aporta aro popular week-eud raaraatioaa aad ara aot to ba daaiad to tho olarleal worker, although tho partiolpatioa should bo aadarato. Uldar fono of axerelae wfcieh stiaalato tho vital arfaaa of tha body so that thsy will funotioa affieiamtly ought to ho a part of tha alariaal worker*a daily routina* dettiag-up axaroisao for about taa or flftooa uiautae aaoh uoraing upon arising aro roll worth tho effort. laatruatlos aad guidaaao eaa bo obtalaod throntfi tho oourtosy of aortaia ergamlsatloas lateraatod ia tha proaotioa of health aatluitiaa, ahloh broadcast aaA aoniag, aa past of thalr program, aetting~wp exsroisea aultable for tbo ararogo individual, iil Of groat importance also to tho sodsatary uorksr is tho subject of diet* last of ua hsn a tendency to aat food sclented for tho parposo of olthor boildiag up or radueisg suight aad aaglsot to giro consideration to quantity aad to variety la diat tUth haro nub to do with proper autritloa, d groatar praportioa of aatrloats Is digastad aith a wived diet than uith a -0 26 61 ditt *f a aingla food. Body wight is best raducad by raduoing tha quantity of food rathar than tho variety of food, but navar at tha azpaasa of omitting tha aorniag *1. Aftar tha alapsa of about twalva hours bstwaea tha avanlng aaal aad braakfaat tha haalthy atoaaoh la as snpty as it am will ba aad is raady to raealva food for traasfaroaoo into body boat and aaargy* Braakfast ooasist of aasily digastad foods, sueh as fruit, earaals, ages, and toast. Uilk is prafarabla bat a cup pf ooffao or taa will do no hara. Allow aapla Mf to sat laisursly. 22ut *ak Jbusttxft A word of oautioa sight wall ba offsrsd to tho individual who is j approaching or has paasad his fiftlath birthday aad is eonfinad largoly to indoor offies work usually la am azaoati-ra eapaoity* Tha oatogaaariaa English physiolaa. Sir Oaorga Chsyna, tolls us that, *Ewary wins aaa aftar fifty ought to bagia to laasan at laast tha quantity of his allasat, aad if ha would eoatlaus fraa froa - groat aad daagsrous diataapars aad prasarra his sansas aad fhaultiaa olaar to A- v % tha last, ha ought awary sowan ysars to go oa abatiag gradually and asnslbly, aad at laat daaooad out of Ufa as ha aaaandad into it, swan Into a child's diat.* Tha nan to ahon this la addrsaaad, if ha has not alrsady dome ao, 1 vast giro sarlous eonaidsration to a daily routina adjustad to his noodi fro* which ho should aoldon daviata. Ihila obaorring tha gonaral rulss of hyglano, ha will find it oaeaaaary to work out bin own aehodulo of living, dividing saoh day into hours davotad to work, to rosraatioa, aad to root. aunt soloet artiolos of food, including fruits aad wagatablas, afaieh ha has found through *" * -0 > -13- experlence to IMM hin no digestive disorders. dild exercise dolly la desir able but never to the extent of causing hia to beeoae tirwd. Hegulsrity of habits sad delibaratios of action* or* goldon ruloa of lifo tad apply particu larly to tba nan of advancing years. By regularity of habits, it la assumed that ha ariaaa at approadLaataly tha sane hour every aorningj engages la aoaa alld axarciaaa for taa or flftoan mlautoat next ooaaa tha aoralag tollat which iaoludaa a brlaf Lukawars bath aad bowel mot*sent} If oaa or two tuablara of watar alraady hawa not baaa consumed, ha doaa ao as part of tha routiaat aftar dressing, follows tha light brsakfast consisting largaly of fruit* tha raaalndar of tha day la given up to tha dally tasks of businsos with oaly oaa latarruption at approslaataly tha saaa tlao aaeh day for lunch* Tha laaoh should not bo aLaborsto. If possible, accompany a friaad or two aad talk about anything bat business. Depending upoa circumstances, a walk or other form of exercise nay bo enjoyed at tha aad of tha aftaraook*s work, bat a short rast baforo tba awanlng aaal la desirable* Aftar dinner, which should bo tha aost slaborato aaal of tha day aad sajoysd la tha company of family or friends, tha awanlng aay ba glwsa owar to favurits diwarsions. Before retiring for sloop - at a ragalar tlao and not too lato a routine of preparation should ba followed oat* *his routine indole* tha drtaking of acre watar, another bowel naweaeat, washing of face or body sad brushing of tooth, aad it is not a bad habit to finish tha day by reading oaa or a faw chapters of a gaod book which holds tha lnteraat* By deliberation of motions is aaant that an individual considers, meditates, ponders by hiasslf say bodily activity requiring undpe and saddaa exertion* 8# never jumpa oat of bad at tbo sound of am alara clock, but takas `<0 2563 - aS -u- tiM to adjuat hiaself to the change of taralas error in tbo bod and atrotohingi aowisg tho on* oad log*, thus ailding stimulating tho circulation of tbo blood* Obviously, every"action Involving auseular effort need not be ao deliberate, but nevertheless should be carried out unhurriedly. The obeenrance of tbeae few simple, yet sot intolerable, rules of health will prolong one's years of uaefslneaa and odd to his enjoyseat of life. 1 A- I* 2564 ft