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FILE NAME: Chrysler (CHRY) DATE: 1937 DOC#: CHRY123 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Book Excerpt - Modern Home Medical Advisor [The Hazards of Industry] modern home MEDICAL ADVISER YOUR HEALTH AND HOW TO PRESERVE Edited by Morris Fishbein, M.D. Unabridged WITH 130 LINECUT AND HALFTONE ILLUSTRATIONS Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. Garden City y ew York I >937 CAR0RN CITY PUBL1S8IMC CO., INC. COPYRIGHT, 1 9 3 5 Y DOURLEDAT. DORAJf * COM PA N Y . IN C . ALL RIGHT RESERVLD ICAL ADVI SER reast will permit of early diag- over forty should keep in mind d, everyone is liable to cancer; ; therefore consult a physician, iromptly and properly treated, *and take his advice at once. 1 j j | 1^1 CHAPTER X X IV - T h e Hazards o f Industry CAREY P. McCORD, M.D. " *~ ~ ------------ --- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - . 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He first f e e l. +i P * L air in the tunnel drums, and this can be relieved ` C mpression in ]>is ear- too quickly, bleeding may occur On ' t ^ ^ " C0TnPrc^ d blood and the tissues of the body d iss^T ^ comPressin, the ? now the pressure J ~ ^ ^ formed which cut otf the blood sunnln f ' 7 le* of m trogcn are As a result, the patient develops the J 7 VanUS partS f the bodd- scientifically as caisson disease. The chief I T 7 7 bends- known are weakness, dizziness, pains in the h z pmptoms f tIus condition tion of the chest, difficulty with D aAIPN'ESS ' - - accede fisherman, l e a Z pr!Pa Z " t 2 T ? * * " ' <*' the packing./iouee employee, workers l 2 ^ 2 ' l7 " T `* workers, sewer workers, and farmers Most n P P , dustrP' Pottery ness occurs are also associated with \ J h T 7 T damp' m th high humidity. 9 nd low temperatures and * hich ** -- * -- * contributing factor with coughs and colds m changes in the skin. Of course th* h ' V SOciated as a rheumatlc disease, and living in exceedingly damp areal- hen 7 TM T TM 9 not adaPted to `he dampness i f L 2 g Z u l p r Z / e t l ^ T TM ' ^ similar protective coverings. Moreover or T ber hoots, and y moreover, accumulation of water can ADVISER ' rticularly likely to occur ly makers, cooks, drivers, icking-house employees, tional diseases is called ider conditions in which 'aying deep foundations be done under increased -worker is lowered grad>f the air in the tunnel compression in his ear . I f the air is compressed of the compression, the increased amount of air. bubbles of nitrogen are irions parts of the body, i called the bends, known nptoms of this condition d legs, painful constricoccasionally paralysis. v -which are exceedingly ipations as those of the isiry, laundry workers, aper industry, pottery npations in -which dampd low temperatures and lich the wetness alone is : usually associated as a n rheumatic disease, and being is not adapted to diould endeavor to avoid ting, rubber boots, and nm ulation of water can THE HAZARDS OF INDUSTRY 841 frequently be prevented by digging channels or ditches to carry away the excess. D ust as a H azard ' The most serious hazard today in many industries is dust. The dusts not only block the tissues, but in some cases act as an irritant, so that there are inflammation, swelling, and even destruction. Moreover, the dusts sometimes carry germs with them into the tissues, and once in the body the germs may set up inflammations. Among the most dangerous of the dusts which affect mankind is silica. This produces a condition known as silicosis. X-ray pictures show the lungs full of nodides following the lodgment of the silica in the lymphatics. When the disease is zveil advanced, the lungs do not ex pand, and breathing is difficult, and there may be continuous coughing. The dust from asbestos produces the same type of inflammation that sdica produces, although apparently milder. In order to prevent silicosis, workers in any industry in which silica is much used should avoid inhalation, and the head of the industry can aid the worker with certain simple procedures. Water or oil may be used to wet the dust, thus preventing it from rising and filling the air. Exhaust system's can be applied to remove the dust at the point where it develops. Sometimes the work can be done in an enclosed chamber with the worker outside. Finally, where dust is exceedingly excessive, helmets may be worn by the workers to cover the head and neck, and they can get their aw by breathing through pipes from a non-dusty area. Workers m such an industry should have their lungs X-rayed regularly, and there should be a physician in the plant who is familiar with the changes that take place in the lungs under exposure. When ever a worker in a dusty trade has a cough, a dryness of the nose and throat, pain on breathing and hoarseness, whenever he coughs or ex pectorates blood, and develops colds which simply refuse to clear up, he should begin to wonder whether or not the dust is affecting him unfavorably. There are hundreds of industries in which dust is a seriou sj actnr. InM T o lJh e m it is a Hazard, but wJien it l s Utica or asbestos dust, it is a menace to health and life. I nfections of I ndustry Certain industries are associated with the likelihood of special in fections of the body. 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