Lead poisoning and lead absorption : $b The symptoms, pathology and prevention, with special reference to their industrial origin, and an account of the principal processes involving riskLegge, Thomas Morison, Sir
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Lead poisoning and lead absorption : $b The symptoms, pathology and prevention, with special reference to their industrial origin, and an account of the principal processes involving risk
Legge, Thomas Morison, Sir
Lead poisoning
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| Hood: |Position|Date................|Date................| |
| Refer-| of | | | |
| ence | Anemo- |External |External | |
|Number.| meter. |Conditions..........|Conditions..........|Remarks. |
+-------+--------+-------+-----+------+-------+-----+------+---------+
| | | |Speed|Volume| |Speed|Volume| |
| | |Area of| F. | C.F. |Area of| F. | C.F. | |
| | |Throat.| p.m.| p.m. |Throat.| p.m.| p.m. | |
+-------+--------+-------+-----+------+-------+-----+------+---------+
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
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Frequent cleaning and inspection of exhaust installations are very
important, as accumulation of dust greatly impedes the flow of air
at all points of the system. The person employed in cleaning the fan
should wear a respirator. Hoods and ducts should always be cleaned with
the exhaust in full action.
REFERENCES.
[1] Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories for 1910, p.
172.
[2] _Ibid._, pp. 172, 173.
[3] G. ELMHIRST DUCKERING: A Report on an Experimental Investigation
into the Conditions of Work in Tinning Workshops, and Appendices.
Included in Special Report on Dangerous or Injurious Processes in the
Coating of Metal with Lead or a Mixture of Lead and Tin. Cd. 3793.
Wyman and Sons, Ltd. Price 1s.
G. ELMHIRST DUCKERING: The Cause of Lead Poisoning in the Tinning of
Metals. Journal of Hygiene, vol. viii., pp. 474-503, 1908.
G. ELMHIRST DUCKERING: Report on an Investigation of the Air of
Workplaces in Potteries. Included as Appendix XLIX. in Report of
the Departmental Committee appointed to inquire into the Dangers
attendant on the Use of Lead, and the Danger or Injury to Health
arising from Dust and Other Causes in the Manufacture of Earthenware
and China, vol. ii., pp. 93-113, 1910. Cd. 5278. Price 1s. 9d.
[4] G. ELMHIRST DUCKERING: Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of
Factories for 1910, p. 47.
[5] C. R. PENDOCK (one of H.M. Inspectors of Factories): Report on
Systems of Ventilation in Use in Potteries. Included as Appendix
XLVIII. in vol. ii. of Potteries Committee’s Report referred to
under[3].
C. R. PENDOCK: Second Report of the Departmental Committee appointed
to inquire into the Ventilation of Factories and Workshops, part i.,
and especially part ii., 1907. Cd. 3552 and 3553. Price together, 4s.
8d.
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