CHAPTER XXXIX

QUARRIES. By JOHN BROWN, M.D., D.P.H., M.O.H., _Borough of Bacup_; and T. N. KELYNACK, M.D., M.R.C.P., _London, Assistant Physician to Mount Vernon Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Hampstead and Northwood; late Pathologist and Medical Registrar, Manchester Royal Infirmary, etc._, 557

Introduction--Definitions--Varieties of Quarries--Methods of Working--Pathology--Etiology--Quarry Accidents--Diseases--Affections of the Respiratory Organs--Cardio-Vascular Disease--Cutaneous Lesions--Digestive Disturbances--Ear Affections--Eye Affections--Osteo-arthritis--Septic Infection--Tetanus--Legal Provisions--Prophylaxis and Treatment--Preventive Measures--Treatment of Accidents and Ailments occurring in Quarries.