Mortality from respiratory diseases in dusty trades (inorganic dusts) / by Frederick L. Hoffman.

  • Hoffman, Frederick L. (Frederick Ludwig), 1865-1946.
Date:
[1918]
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Credit: Mortality from respiratory diseases in dusty trades (inorganic dusts) / by Frederick L. Hoffman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bendigo miners, 1905-1906 (1) : Hate. Phthisis_129. 6 rneiimonia_ 27. 4 Bronchitis_ 34, 6 - 191. 6 Till miners, Cornwall, 1900-1902_182. 0 Coal miners (England) 1890-1S92_ 58.0 Ironstone miners (England) 1890-1892_ 46.0 Accordino; to the statement above the mortality from limo; diseases of the quartz miners at Bendigo and of the tin miners at Cormvall is far in excess of the corresponding mortality, for illustration, of Eng¬ lish coal and ironstone miners and the adult male population of the State of Victoria and England and Wales. In amplification of the general discussion the report includes an analysis in detail of 2,068 deaths of miners in the Bendigo district and of 760 miners in the Eaglehawk district. On account of its value, the table is included: Table 124.—MORTALITY OF BENDIGO MINERS FROM JANUARY, 1875, TO JUNE, 1906. BENDIGO CITY (EXCLUSIVE OF EAGLEHAWK). Pulmonary diseases: Phthisis (tuberculous). Bronchitis... Pneumonia. Total...... Nonpulmonary diseases: Cardiac disease... Senility and asthenia... Abdominal diseases. Cancer. Nervous disease... Typhoid fever. Vascular diseases. Renal disease.. Diseases of urinary tracts. Septic infections. Rheumatism. Hydatids... Alcoholism... Other diseases. Total. Violent deaths: Fatal mining accidents. Other accidents...... Suicides... ' Total. Total, Bendigo City. EAGLEHAWK, Pulmonary diseases: Phthisis (tuberculous)... Bronchitis..... Pneumonia. Total. Nonpulmonary diseases (inclusive of accidental deaths other than those caused b mming). Fatal mining accidents... Total, Eaglehawk. Total for district. Num¬ ber of deaths. 661 230 174 .1,065 176 142 86 76 66 64 39 37 15 15 6 4 3 25 754 193 41 15 249 2,068 240 50 57 347 316 87 750 2,818 Per cent. 51.5 36.5 12.0 lOO.O 46.3 42.1 11.6 100.0 106811^—17—Bull. 231 ■22