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APPENDIX A
TABLE 5 CANCER OF THE LUNG AMONG ASBESTOS WORKERS (Con titlued)
Place California
Dresden United States
United Kingdom Bulgaria New York
Pennsylvania
Population Studied
Insulating workers. mixed, 15 years in trade, aged 35-64
No. of workers
Years Followed
529 1954-1957
No. With Lung
Cancer
10/41 deaths
Comparison Groups
2.8
Expected
All asbestos trade mixed exposures
2,636 1924-1963
34/150 deaths
11.4 Expected
Asbestos textile workers employed in 1948-1951, aged 15-64
2,833 1951-1963
24/285 deaths
11.9 Expected
Reported deaths from asbestosis
584 1924-1963 146/584 (25%)
Agricultural workers near an asbestos mine
3,325
1962
155/3325 asbestosis
Asbestos insulators employed more than 15 years, aged 40-80
152 1945-1965
18/46 deaths
3.1 Expected
Asbestos textile and friction workers
68 1957-J.962
13/68 deaths
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