Wartime Increases London Accidents
LONDON, February 21
Industrial accidents in London have increased 192 per cent, among women, and 42 per cent, among men since the outbreak of iwar. This was revealed at a health conference in London.' War conditions caused much illhealth among Londoners. Tuberculosis increased 43 per cent, and the tuberculosis death rate 72 per cent. Infantile mortality per thousand live births has risen in London from 47 in 1939 to 57 in 1941.
Factory Work Affects Health
A report was submitted by Dr. Joan McMichael, who said the switch-over of women and young persons from leisurely open-air lives to factory conditions, with long journeys to and from work, and the long irregular hours of shift, work, was affecting the people’s health.
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Northern Advocate, 22 February 1943, Page 3
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