Part I.—Description of the industries and processes attended

with risk of poisoning: incidence of such poisoning

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 1 Sulphuric acid industry (sulphur dioxide): use of sulphuric acid 4 Its effects on health 9 Hydrochloric acid, saltcake and soda industry 14 Their effects on health 20 Use of sulphate and sulphide of soda 22 Ultramarine 22 Sulphonal 22 Diethyl sulphate 23 Chlorine, chloride of lime and chlorates 23 Their effect on health 26 Other chlorine compounds and their use as well as bromine, iodine and fluorine 29 Chlorides of phosphorus 30 Chlorides of sulphur 31 Zinc chloride 32 Rock salt 32 Organic chlorine compounds 32 Carbon oxychloride (phosgene) 32 Carbon chlorine compounds (aliphatic) 33 Methyl chloride 33 Methylene chloride 34 Carbon tetrachloride 34 Ethyl chloride 34 Monochloracetic acid 34 Chloral 34 Chloroform 34 Chloride of nitrogen 35 Cyanogen chloride 35 Chlorobenzene 35 Benzo trichloride, benzyl chloride 35 Nitro- and dinitro-chlorobenzene 35 Iodine and iodine compounds 36 Bromine and bromine compounds 36 Methyl iodide and methyl bromide 36 Fluorine compounds 37 Hydrofluoric and silicofluoric acids 38 Manufacture and uses of nitric acid 39 Its effect on health 40 Nitric and nitrous salts and compounds 44 Barium nitrate 44 Ammonium nitrate 44 Lead nitrate 44 Mercurous and mercuric nitrate 44 Silver nitrate 45 Sodium nitrite 45 Amyl nitrite 45 Manufacture of explosives and their effects 45 Fulminate of mercury 46 Nitro-glycerin 46 Dynamite 47 Gun cotton 48 Collodion cotton, smokeless powder 48 Manufacture of phosphorus and lucifer matches and their effects 49 Other uses of phosphorus and compounds of phosphorus 52 Phosphor-bronze 52 Sulphide of phosphorus 52 Phosphoretted hydrogen 52 Superphosphate and artificial manure 53 Basic slag 54 Chromium compounds and their uses 55 Sodium and potassium bichromate 55 Lead chromate and chrome colours 55 Their effect on health 56 Manganese compounds and their effects 58 Mineral oil industry and the use of petroleum and benzine 59 Chemical cleaning 61 Their effect on health 61 Recovery and use of sulphur 64 Its effect on health 65 Sulphuretted hydrogen and its effect 65 Preparation and use of carbon bisulphide in vulcanising, &c. 68 Its effect on health 69 Preparation of illuminating gas 71 Its effect on health 74 Coke ovens and risk from them 77 Other kinds of power and illuminating gas 80 Producer gas 80 Blast furnace gas 82 Water gas 82 Dowson and Mond gas 82 Suction gas 83 Acetylene (calcium carbide) 85 Their effect on health 87 Ammonia and ammonium compounds 90 Use of ammonia and its effects 92 Cyanogen compounds 93 Use of cyanide, and their effects 95 Coal tar and tar products 96 Their effects on health 101 Artificial organic dye stuffs (coal tar colours) 107 Their effects on health 112 RECOVERY AND USE OF METALS 120 Lead poisoning in general 120 Lead, silver and zinc smelting 122 Spelter works 125 Lead poisoning in lead smelting and spelter works 126 White lead and other use of lead colours 131 Lead poisoning in the manufacture and use of white lead and lead paints 132 Manufacture of electric accumulators 134 The ceramic industry 135 Coarse ware pottery 136 Manufacture of stove tiles 137 Stoneware and porcelain 138 Lead poisoning in letterpress printing 138 Lead poisoning in filecutting, polishing precious stones, musical instrument making, &c. 140 Mercury (poisoning in its recovery and use) 141 Mercurial poisoning in water-gilding, coating mirrors, in felt hat making, &c. 142 Arsenic (poisoning in its recovery and in use of arsenic and arsenic compounds) 143 Recovery of arsenic and white arsenic 143 Poisoning by arseniuretted hydrogen gas 145 Antimony 146 Extraction of iron 146 Ferro-silicon 149 Zinc 151 Copper, brass (brassfounders’ ague) 151 Metal pickling 152 OTHER INDUSTRIES 153 Treatment of stone and earths; lime burning, glass 153 Treatment of animal products 154 Preparation of vegetable foodstuffs 154 Poisonous woods 154 Textile industry 156