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1 Industrial Hygiene Digest January, 1965 5 Institute of Environmental Sciences. The 11th Annual Institute of Environmental Sciences will hold its technical meeting and equipment exposition April 21 to 23 at the Sherman House, Chicago. Theme of the meeting will be Environmental Relativity. For further details write the Institute at 34 South Main Street, Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60057. Chem. Eng. News 42, 76 (Nov. 23, 1964) OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE STATISTICS 6 Occupational Disease Statistics. (Cases reported to the Respective Health Departments). Ind. Nov. Tenn. Nov. Total Aggravation of bronchitis (dust) 1 Asphyxiation (cause not stated) 1 " (gasoline ingestion) 1 " (trichloroethylene) 1 Blood poisoning 1 Chemical pneumonia (insecticide) 1 Conjunctivitis 9^) Dermatitis 23^) Eyeburns 8^) Eye injury (mercury compound) 1 Eye ulcers (dust) 1 Finger amputation from fiberglas infection 1 Heat exhaustion 1 Hemorrhoids (compressed air) 1 Infectious hepatitis 1 Lung infection (dust) 1 " injury (cause not stated) 1 Mass hysteria (1.5 cases of syncopic syndrome) 60 Poisoning (paint fumes) 1 Serum sickness (tetanus immunization) 1 Staph infection 2 Tenosynovitis Throat irritation (smoke and fumes) 1 " spasms (ammonia) 1 Ulcerated cornea (cause not stated) 1 15 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 38 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 60 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Total 121 17 TTST Causes are listed as follows: Indiana: ^Dust 3, oil 1, toluene 1, hydrogen sulfide 1, sawdust 1, rust 1, compressed air 1. ( ^Cause not stated 3, cleaning compound 2, tar 2, oil 2, paint 2, lumber 2, alkali 1, caustic soda 1, chemicals 1, trisodium phosphate 1, sodium arsenite 1, asphalt 1, epoxy resin 1, poison sumac 1, cement 1, concrete 1. (3) Welding flash 3, ammonia 2, sulfuric acid 1, caustic soda 1, acid 1. 03121769 2.