TABLE 38

WORK OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SECTION 1976 AND 1977

TABLE 39

ANALYSIS OF MONITORING AND SURVEY WORK OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SECTION 1977

I. Atmospheric samples

II.

Miscellaneous analysis

Acetone

5

Calcium

1976

1977

Ammonia

5

Chloride

I.

Number of occupational Diseases Notified

Butyl acetate

5

Sulphate

8 8 8

20

20

20

Lead poisoning

2

Carbon dioxide

5

III. Ventilation survey

Decompression sickness

1

448

Carbon monoxide

7

Air velocity

$4

Contact dematitis

Carbon tetrachloride

1

II.

Silicosis #

Gaa poisoning #

Occupational Injuries

No. of occupational injuries

reported

Effective temperature

32

267

219

Chromic acid

34

Radiant heat

25

Dust

86

Relative humidity

༢༣

13

18

Ethyl acetate

1

69.599

81.973

Explosive gas

Gasoline

33

IV.

Miscellaneous measuremente

Capture velocity

238

No. of occupational injuries

causing 3 days sick leave

45,057

49,854

Hydrogen chloride

1

Lighting

16

*

Hydrogen cyanide

Noise

48

III. Workmen's Compensation Case Work

Total No. of interviews

No. of visits

Hydrogen sulphide

11

Badiation

11

Iso-propyl alcohol

2

134,774

163,873

V.

Urinalysis

Lead

11

38

23

Mercury

2

Glucose in urine

1,224

Cases assessed by Industrial

986

399

Health Officer

Methyl chloroform

Protein in urine

1,224

Cases assessed by Hedical Board

20,045

20.519

Methyl ethyl ketone

Fluoride in urine

156

Nitrogen oxides

Coproporphyrin in urine

IV.

Monitoring and Survey fork

Oxygen

2

VI.

Clinical examination

Atmospheric samples

3,010

2,925

Sulphur dioxide

Miscellaneous analysis

75

60

Sulphur trioxide

1,129

371

Compressed air workers

Divers

1,095

129

Ventilation survey

97

117

Smoke

1,127

Radiation workers

584

Miscellaneous measurements

440

313

Styrene

7

Urinalysis

1,623

2,605

Trichloroethylene

30

Clinical examinations

1,379

1,808

Toluene

9

Toluene di-isocyanate

3

#Voluntary notifications

Xylene

17

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