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(1) Cue finding and prevention of occupational diseases and poisons. (2) Case finding of non-occitpational diseases, particularly that group known as degenerative diseases which have the highest death rate, such as diseases or the heart and blood vessels, cancer, respiratory, kidney, etc. We must remember that more than 90 per cent of the industrial plants in this State employ 500 or less employees. Few of them employ a full-time industrial physician so that tlic industrial nurse is the only full-time health worker in many plants. She is the key licfson in die licallh program. No longer is her chief function that of giving first aid or performing other nursing duties under the direction of the physician. She must not only be the nurse working under the guidance of the industrial physician, but also counselor, health edu cator. and nutritionist. It a to her the worker is most likely to turn in time of trouble. The success of the entire program may depend on licr ability to sell it not only to management but to the worker as well. The workers who are employed in small plants are exposed to (radically the same hazardous material as those in the larger plants ami they are also subject to the same non-oreupatiunal diseases as the employees in a large plant. Therefore, the medical profession, the mine, die employer, and the health department must do everything in dteir power to help inaugurate a health program in the plants which do not have one. From such a pirigrain an industry may expect-- (I) Reduction of absenteeism from sickness and accidents. (?) Increased production and greater efficiency of workers, from better placement and health. (.1) Reduction in insurance premium. (-1) Improved employee-management relationship. This plan for small industries has proven sound where tried and it h Imped it will develop in such a manner that management will extend it as it proves its worth. What is the experience of plants, which now have a medical service, with respect to absenteeism, labor, uim-ovcr, eomjiensation premiums, etc.? The most practical answer to this question will be found in a pamphlet entided "Industrial Health Practices" which cites the results of a 1940 survey by the National Association of Manufacturers. It represents the replies from 2.004 industrial establishments regarding dicir health practices, and it has this to sav about die value of the health plant program: "Health programs nave proved their worth id companies instituting diem." (1) All but five of a total of I.C25 respondents considered their programs as paying propositions. 4 (2) Over 90% of those replying, indicated reductions in Reduction Accident frequency ............................... 44.9% Occupational diseases............................. 6ZJ6 Labor turn-over...................................... 27.S Absenteeism ............................................ 29.7 Conclusion In conclusion, the medical profession should assume the sltip, together with the Pennsylvania Department of Health its Bureau of Industrial Hygiatc; in giving assistance aud at die organisation of adequate medical programs in indusiria which will lead to a reduction in lost man-hours. Industry should cooperate with the medical profession . Bureau of Industrial Hygiene and avail itself of any ad assistance the medial profession or the Bureau of Industrial 1 may liave to offer. Functions of an Industrial Hygien. Program at the National Level By HenbyN. Doyle, Chief, State Aid Brandt Division of Occupational Health V. S. Puhlk Health Service Washington, D. C Tfic cuat changes and progress made by A industry immediately before, during, ami after Workl War emphasized the importance of manpower as a national rcsou the necessity of protecting and improving the health of the As a result, there is growing recognition among governmei dustrial, labor, and avie groups of the need for programs < to protect and maintain the health of die Nation's labor force. Federal Government, the U. S. Public Health Service b the primarily responsible for the development of such programs, a happy to have this opportunity to speak to you bnefly alxmt in the occupational health field. The concern of the U. S. Public Health Service with die ol occupational disease dates back to the turn of the century, nut until 1914, however, that tbb activity became a-tlisiiu< through die establishment of the Office of Industrial Hygi, Sanitation in the Division of Scientific Research. In its early years, the Office-whidi was later to beet Division of Industrial Hygiene and, more recently, die Div Occupational Health--concentrated its efforts chiefly on a i of intensive research that was to set the pattern fur studies if 5