Thomas Oliver

Occupations

From the Social, Hygenic and Medical Points of View

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1916, this book examines the impact of work on the health of employees.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 165g
• ISBN-13: 9781107419216
• ISBN-10: 1107419212
• Artikelnr.: 41252049

Inhaltsangabe

Introductory
1. The air we breathe in town and country. Air in the neighbourhood of factories. Influence of smoke. Dust, traffic and micro-organisms
2. The air of factories, workshops and workrooms. Dusty workshops. Tuberculosis and lung diseases. Ventilation and sterilization of the air. Influence of tobacco smoke in clearing the air
3. Work, wages, efficiency and fatigue. Machinery and speeding up. Sweated industries. Artificial flower making. Feather cleaning
4. The health and comfort of the worker
5. Occupation and age fitness. Occupation and mortality
6. Choice of a career - boys and girls. Female labour. Female sickness rates compared with those of males
7. Dusty occupations
8. Gases
9. The chemical trades
10. Injuries caused by electricity
11. The skin and occupation
Index.