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Pennsylvania worknrs, injured In the course of fhotr employ ment, havo received compensation for their Injuries ovor tinco tho original Workmen's Compensation Act becamo effocthro January 1, 1916. But (be worker disabled by occu pational disoato--as much a victim of his omploymont as nil co-worker who sustains a physical Injury--tins thus far recoivod no compensation for his disability. It has been only within recent years that socioty has come to recognise its obligation to workers disabled by indus trial diseaso. Assumption of tho obligation has followed recognition--20 other states, Including most of the indus trial states, now have occupational disease compensation laws. In Pennsylvania, in addition to such common indus trial heurds as bad, bomol and carbon disulphide, there is tho serious probbm of anthreco-silicosis among the anthra cite miners. Recognising its obligatbns, the administration drafted an occupational diioaso supplement to the Workmen's Com pensation Law, which was introduced by Representatives Eugono A. Caputo, of Beaver County, and Arthur R. Schor, / of Philadelphia County. A digest of the new law, togothor with some of tho results of investigations of industrial disoaso hazards, are featured in this itsuo of tho Bulletin. Harrisburg Decomber, 1937 nSt) . SiutlM) Ubot IWvtbf ) 1