The health of welders / by A.T. Doig and L.N. Duguid.

  • Great Britain. HM Factory Inspectorate
Date:
1951
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Credit: The health of welders / by A.T. Doig and L.N. Duguid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FOREWORD In recent years there has been a great increase in welding and the process has undergone much development and modification. The possibility of ill health arising from this work has been considered in many quarters and H.M. Chief Inspector of Factories decided that an investigation into the matter should be made by members of his Department. Dr. A. T. Doig undertook the main part of the work and Mr. L. N. Duguid collaborated with him in order to give guidance on technical matters of an engineering character. A survey of types of welding was carried out and this was followed by clinical examinations on a number of welders in different industries supplemented in many cases by special examinations such as radio- logical examination of the chest and blood examinations. In addition Dr. J. D. Fraser, Department of Ophthalmology, Glasgow University, was asked to undertake, under the guidance of Professor W. J. B. Riddell, a survey of certain welders to ascertain whether any chronic or permanent eye effects might be produced, and Dr. Ethel Browning, H.M. Medical Inspector of Factories, carried out a series of blood examinations. The reports of Dr. Fraser and Dr. Browning are included in the report which follows.
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