Health of the War Worker
1942-04 1942 1940s 44 pages danger cannot be developed in one who is shortsighted or astigmatic except to a limited degree. The exactness of orientation and co-ordination depends on accurate vision, which is often impossible without correcting lenses. Only about 22 per cent of workers have normal vi...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Labour Research Department
April 1942
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/87606651-A957-40D5-B9D6-08E11E566956 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C191F723-3C01-48EB-93E6-80EF12102739 |
| Summary: | 1942-04
1942
1940s
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danger cannot be developed in one who is shortsighted or astigmatic except to a limited degree. The exactness of orientation and co-ordination depends on accurate vision, which is often impossible without correcting lenses. Only about 22 per cent of workers have normal vision when they are over 50, and only about 5 per cent of these who are over 60.* The largest percentage of accidental injuries to the eye takes place in the machine tool, foundry, and metal products industries. Treatment of Accidents The technical treatment of accidents is obviously best left to a doctor or nurse; failing them, to trained first-aid personnel. The important contribution from workers is the conscientious reporting of minor accidents. This is of importance mainly in the prevention of sepsis. But it is extremely hard to enforce and calls for a high sense of responsibility. Just as a really responsible mechanic does not leave even the most unimportant screw loose, he ought not to leave even small injuries unreported. Good records of accidents make it much easier to detect their causes and get rid of them. Accidents should be counted, divided into serious and non-serious, into those that occurred in room 1 and those that occurred in room 2, and so forth; so that the danger points can be recognized and eradicated. First Aid In factories where there is no ambulance room, there must be provided and maintained a First Aid box. If there are more than 150 workers, there must be an additional box or cupboard and so on for every extra 150 employees. First aid boxes are not very valuable, but it is a good start to a medical service in a factory to see that a first aid box is there, that it is stocked as required and that nothing else except first aid appliances are kept in it, that some one is definitely in charge of it and that he or she has been trained in the use of its contents. Nowadays, with so much first aid training disseminated among the population, most people know that in the case of serious accidents the main thing to treat is shock and that is best done with hot bottles, blankets, and rest. Unless some one is bleeding violently, the less they are chivvied and manipulated by first-aid attendants the better, but all cases are greatly helped by being made comfortable and warm. *Figures from U.S. Public Health Service. 20
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