Britain's Health Services
1942-10 1942 1940s 40 pages Increase in accident rate could be prevented "It has been disconcerting to find, not only that the figures for reportable accidents show very serious increases in 1940, but that the increases should, to a considerable extent, have been prevented." &m...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Communist Party of Great Britain
October 1942
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/D8ABC16A-C26F-4172-B309-661FDABF9CF3 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/9B3A48A8-F733-4D0D-8B04-68414D90C959 |
| Summary: | 1942-10
1942
1940s
40 pages
Increase in accident rate could be prevented "It has been disconcerting to find, not only that the figures for reportable accidents show very serious increases in 1940, but that the increases should, to a considerable extent, have been prevented." — Annual Report of the chief Inspector of Factories, 1940. Industrial disease — preventable "Dermatitis, for example, can be largely prevented by cleanliness, washing facilities, dust control and protective clothing." — Dr. T.O. Garland in The Lancet, 18th July, 1942. Periods of disability may be reduced Time by which period of disability from following types of fracture is reduced if treated in properly organised clinics :— Fractures involving the ankle joint — From 37.6 to 11.0 weeks. Colles's fractures — From 14.3 to 7.0 weeks. (P.E.P. Report on British Health Services.) The percentage of permanent incapacity for fracture patients can be reduced from 37% to 1% by adequate treatment. (P.E.P. Report on British Health Services.) For maximum production — Health "For maximum industrial production ... the worker of the machine must be in good health. For good health he needs at least adequate food, regular sleep, regular periods of leisure and reasonable conditions of work." — industrial Health Research Board (Medical Research Council) Emergency Report No. 2. Health for Victory "Upon the health of the people depend the efficiency of the Fighting Forces, the availability of recruits, the output of work in factory, shipyard and office... the health of the people is the country's real wealth." — Dr. Hugh Clegg, "War-time Health and Democracy." 37
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