Minutes of evidence of the departmental committee appointed to inquire and report whether the following diseases can properly by added to those enumerated in the third schedule of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 : namely: (1) cowpox, (2) Dupuytren's Contraction, (3) Clonic spasm of the eyelids, apart from nystagmus, (4) writers' cramp.

  • Great Britain. Departmental Committee on Compensation for Industrial Diseases
Date:
1913
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Credit: Minutes of evidence of the departmental committee appointed to inquire and report whether the following diseases can properly by added to those enumerated in the third schedule of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 : namely: (1) cowpox, (2) Dupuytren's Contraction, (3) Clonic spasm of the eyelids, apart from nystagmus, (4) writers' cramp. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “The other is very painful and tender. I have done no work since. “T have felt bad—was covered with red blotehes.” Cross-examined : «Seven years a cowman. «Tt is my duty not to put milk which has pus in it into other milk. “When G. saw milk he couldn't see any trace of blood or pus in it—he would not have put it with other milk if he had seen it. «You sometimes. « A cow with pox must be milked. “JT complain of being asked to milk a cow with cow-pox.” Asked why he did not refuse to do it, Plaintiff replied :— “You've got to be willing when you are at work. “T could have said to G.I won’t milk this, and he could have said you can go. “JT went on because I asked him if there was any fear and he said he would make up ointment. “T used ointment—I got it two or three days after I spoke to G.—I only told him once about COW-pOx. “T’ve seen cow-pox before. «‘T have used Condy’s on the teats before. “JT did not ask G. again for Condy’s Fluid when I did not get it from him. *T have used Condy’s or Jeyes’ before on cOW-pox. “ Mr. G. only comes twice a week. “TJ did not think Condy’s unnecessary. “J did not think it safe to merely wash my hands, but I went on without insisting on Condy’s Fluid. “With proper treatment cow-pox is put right in two or three weeks.” can’t help cows getting cow-pox Re-examined : **T had to do the milking or leave, and I could not get out of it very well. * They usually separate cow with cow-pox from other cows. « Others caught it in defendants’ premises. “When I milked cows with pox before I’ve had plenty of preparations and disinfectants and suffered nothing.” . Veterinary Surgeon : “Tt is highly contagious disease. “You should set apart a man with no cuts on his hand to milk it. “ You can’t do anything to the disease. “‘Condy’s is no good if you have cut on your hand.” Cross-examined : “The only precaution you can take is to see you have not cut on hand. “ Nothing in Condy’s at all.” Diss “13 January. Plaintiff came to me suffering from septic thumbs caused by cow-pox—Very severe pustules—he had never been vaccinated— he was very ill. «« Attended him ever since. * Not fit to work now. “In another month he may be fit.” Wages were 24s. 1d. per week. In the Whitechapel County Court of Middlesex, holden at Great Prescot Street, Whitechapel, E. Between A. B., Cowman: Plaintiff, and Y. Z. Cowkeepers: Defendants. And in the Matter of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1906 I hereby certify that on the lst day of March 1913, the above-named Plaintiff commenced the above-named action against the above-named Defendants in the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, claiming damages for personal injuries sustained by him owing to the negligence of the Defendants or their servants. And that on the Ist day of April 1913, such action was by order of a Master in Chambers remitted to this Court for trial. And that on the trial of the said action on the 9th day of May 1913, it was determined that the injury in respect of which the Plaintiff claimed damages in the said action was one for which the Defendants were not liable in the said action. And that thereupon judgment was entered for the Defendants, but the Court, on the request of the Plaintiff, and with the consent of the Defendants, made the following consent order. That the Defendants, whilst not admitting liability to pay compensation under the Workmen’s Compen- sation Act, 1906, should pay to the Plaintiff the sum of 15/., such sum to be in full and final settlement, satisfaction and discharge of all claims arising out of or in connection with the injuries sustained by the Plaintiff on or about the 11th day of January 1913. And that by consent no costs either side. Dated this 9th day of May 1913. (Signed) M. R. Wess, Registrar. APPENDIX XX. WRITERS CRAMP. AUTHORITIES MENTIONED IN HVIDENCE. Bernhardt. Neuropathologische Mittheilungen Cen- tralbl. J. Neweuk, 1886. Remak. Eulenberg’s Real-encyclopidie de ges ammten Heilkunde, Vol. III, page. 270, 1894. Poore :— “ Oraft palsies ” Vol. VII, 1899. “ Writers’ Cramp”; Quain’s Dictionary of Medicine, 3rd Hdition, 1909. Oliver. ‘‘ Writers’ Cramp ” Trades, 1902. Jelliffe. A System of Medicine, Osler and McCrae, Vol. VII, page 789, 1910. Osler. ‘“ Writers’ Cramp” Osler’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, 8th Edition, 1912. Judson Bury. ‘Writers’ Cramp”; “ Diseases of the Neryous System,” Manchester, 1912. Wilfred Harris. ‘“ Occupation Neuroses ”’ clopeedia of Medicine. Head. “Craft Palsies”’; Allbutt and Rolleston’s System of Medicine (2nd Edition). See also the Minutes of Evidence before the Industrial Diseases Committee [Cd. |8496], Questions 1482, 5085, 8504; [Cd. 4387], e.g., be hears 11,933-41, HL; 945, Jt 956 ; 12, 013-39 : | Report of a Departmental Committee on Tele- graphists’ Cramp (,Cd. 5968], Extracts from the Report, Lancet, 30th. March, 6th April, and 13th April, LOU eie ; Allbutt’s System of Medicine, Oliver’s Dangerous ; Ency-