Studies in vocational diseases. I-II / by J.W. Schereschewsky ; prepared by direction of the Surgeon-General.

  • Joseph W. Schereschewsky
Date:
1915
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    brisk in the spring and fall and slack in the winter and summer months. This tempts pieceworkers to overdrive themselves during the busy season, from which there is a corresponding reaction in the dull season. The postural differences consist in that, while operators and fin- ishers work sitting, pressers and cutters work standing. Among females the proportion of those who sit is much greater than among males, because pressers, who form a large proportion of male workers, are few among females, and cutters are always males. Social and physical data of garment workers.—The following table presents, i condensed form, the social and physical data derived from the examination of these workers: TaBLe 48.—Summary of social and physical data of garment workers. Male. Female. Number of workers examined: OPSralOls see oicack Peace other. . LEE ee ONS ey, Sra S eae Mamie 976 625 EEDSS CES Soe rine. as Aer eek i ee aig Pe PN ee oe 220) teow wees PMS BENS ic Bia tonto Soo RAR oe. et ht a oe Re NI ee Dei 280 186 BY LCG. SCRE cae OE et Cay REZ EE C1 ONES te SOP Beare OE at DE Sr eT a Tee OO Sh 04 oem succes CUteISch0s ala. cole IMSS SRN SRT E A TRO eae etd ee See RS uae at NISCOR AmCOUS AV OF ECT Sig oo 2. ood du nce ny Se tence Re el ee 23 189 UNO SESS See, en ee ne ey See a, a RRO o> SUI lias AEs 2, O91 1, 000 Nativity: EEUSSIG Hts eert oe ae ate Se foe SA. Sah eg AIR ee eae?) per cent. - 80. 4 74,1 ATISUM ane eee 12 Oar Soe ee eis SEE CLS eee: Mire eS, See SN ed COzece 15, 2 10.1 AGulviet ect gee are ised oak). cance CLP epee tie RUE oes Renee oe 5 LE eae 3. 09 7.0 SUELO CIES (OS SDA hen coma, sear mn ES eReN ca Ree ah ERR hie Cees OOeors a2 4,2 Other commer: 6). tea cele aA TUR SRR ERE RR te REL ee ae ee Gow: 5 a 4.6 Race: DOW aS ees ath tae ck noe y oe. tats ee ae ed a ke Pees do 96. 6 88. 8 Cie ace = = he Mie ae, Soh Sing Chi nasc ts he a ee ee ee do 3.08 CSE AS BU Cee eas eee en yee ta one RAO Fak DO he eee oat LoS Mics A Meee BSE fo COGS Sasee ose 1.8 POI S C58 BISCO Ss SD eee Pee oie graser eet EU Dien Fie heb: a dors... 19 a5) Oihenmaces ker. site 2 tals tes eke hel PA Pee he Bee, Ui dOnt os Sen ares Ld Length: oftime an athe United Statess. o.. o.cs yo eee years. . 9, 25 6. 41 Length of time im-special occupation... ah eos ee OR es GOlns. 9,2 4.63 ING DPeviolis OGeMPalONS 27. Scam. < ntocn Sei cng os te bk ae ee per cent... 23.3 7.2 PreOwious Occupacions: iia tisihc.28 ot poe kg et) RS Se as OR COL 28. § ICLC EM APO URANO U2 wet ek ot ee ee be ee pune RE ea doOz=.- 73.9 res! Average number of children born to married garment workers...................... 3. 21 1.82 Average number of children alive at time of examination........................... PET, 1.36 Percentase mortality ofchildrem boris.i..3) 2c... -.5.26 2). oe ee 15. 82 24,8 Average annual earnings: OPOTALOrsces } Tale deaets eae Peat Cone ee” TERA ate eI Pate ENP. doe vie $666. 00 $445. 00 RREOSSOIGU Par te sR Eee at ete Nae ar! ag in Loe Sei ae gee $062;-00) |2gungahs- WInISMCHs as, 20552 tac BLE sedate nee A OSS GRAD Coe $486. 00 $294. 00 AANLOTS saricote Simao ate eee Sem ee Naess We 2 a ia ie ge $748. 00, ke. Sees CAINCIS £8 5 SLES Shee SER RAD 2 REE ae IO aD EAE PR RAE CRY toe eee $7 205004] Sac. (lee NUScellAneOUs WORKErs src at an en Sh ek eo hea See ee! $893. 00 $445. 00 Generaliaverages all-workéts:. 5170). Ets sera & ST ea es en $611. 00 $376. 00 Average number of persons in families of garment workers........................... 5. 35 5. 78 Average number of rooms in homes of garment workers............................ 3.98 4, 26 Average number of rooms used as bed TOUMS, PATIMENt WOrkers ..f ccs Sede cs oe dere 1, 58 2.04 Average number ofleccupants per rooms Js, 522 2 AL 137 1.35 Habitual Users of téa and conee >. oe ee as We ee per cent... B01 x Fes eet Occasional users of téa and coffees! 2).22s0th a. 2 RS eae dona 3000 [etieee eee INDMESOTSTOrtGa OL CORCO) 45... 0c not Pia. a ee ae ge EE a eke Eee eae @olaes TAOn Us serene eee Habitealiusers of alcohol... .o2- 2.30. g5.0h eee Cee ee ara GOS Sau NR Ag ala teh ee Aad 5, Ss OCCRsODAMUSETS OL ALCONOL. ome. Ft. . Ne ee a oe oa ad oo doze. O2je Me See ee LOtaLabsbaimors scree. i fc2b. 2. a Aa Rr TOPIC ers 15 dean alm Cie doses SSCs tse a PIADINAN SINK ENS ree Sok oa eR ees Sek wee SEE pg ie oe do acy (ois Wh Reape s Oceasionalsitiokers. 335.5 i025... Ue a ed dk a an es OE do pa Ry yh Le INONISUMOI ORS te Bene caste S20. amar ee nee wd BO oe. St eee dons. VAG ID e555 Sar, a ANRTASG BLO Ss ia kee sarge arses ts Uke Pe a ng Lata ete eve Ghee etee Behe ae years. . 32. 29 22. 86 Average height (in shoes for males; stocking foet, females)... fede een nid inches. . 65. 46 60.3 Average weight (in shoes and trousers males; sheet only, females).......... pounds..} 141.21 119.9 Circumference of chest: MU POR, 22 SAS. Uaioe SRR SRE, Set AEG RA ee eee ae inches. - 35, 27 31. 99 Aub isp iration Fon ¢2ee aN sik yee ee GO. = 3. 36. 57 33. 24 At expiration... ......! Ee, «eee AM AGA SERS SRE ee metal een ae OG)... 34, 82 31, 88 Average expansion of chest......... 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