"MINER'S COMPLAINT."
DUE TO DUST. Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright, PERTH, Oot. 17. Dr Ctimpston lias been appointed to investigate* pulmonary disease amongst j miners. A report covering the pu.it ten years states that tuberculosis of the lungs lias steadily increased, while pneumonia lias decreased. Amongst 1085 miners examined 33 per centum of machine workers wore suffering from miners' phthisis against 7 per cent, of the non-machine miners, H per oonfc. of truckers, and 24 per cent, of dry treatment workers. Lung tuboroulosis was present in twenty-eight cases. Dr ' Cumpstom describes tuberculosis an. infectious rather "j/liaa nu industrial diseasoi .Measures i'caf fits eradication should-not stop ait; 'fch« exclusion of infected mon from mines, but include the segregation of tuberculous
( persons who come into close association V itli miners. Jliners' phthisis was solely due to the inhalation of mineral dust.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14327, 18 October 1910, Page 5
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