A radiographic survey of monumental masonry workers in Aberdeen

Davies, T. A. Lloyd; Doig, Allyson; Fox, A. J.; Greenberg, Morris

doi:10.1136/oem.30.3.227

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“…The disease was the most common in workers with the heaviest and longest exposure to silica. These findings are consistent with previous reports of a strongly positive dose-response relation between cumulative exposure to silica and the prevalence and severity of silicosis (4,II,19,26,34).…”

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Silicosis in a grey iron foundry. The persistence of an ancient disease.

Landrigan¹,

Cherniack²,

Lewis³

et al. 1986

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Clinical and epidemiologic studies have shown consistently that silicosis is caused by exposure to silica dust in such occupations as mining (2,13,27,30,33), tunneling (2,13,27,33), quarrying (2,13,27,33), sandblasting (12,13,39), foundry work (13,33,36), ceramics manufacture (7,33), sculpting (19,31), pottery making (13,33), and granite cutting (34).…”

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Silicosis in a grey iron foundry. The persistence of an ancient disease.

Landrigan¹,

Cherniack²,

Lewis³

et al. 1986

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Classification of radiological appearance and the derivation of a numerical score.

Fox¹

1975

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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Silicosis among grindstone cutters in the north of Nigeria.

Warrell¹,

Harrison²,

Fawcett³

et al. 1975

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. (1975). Thorax, 30,[389][390][391][392][393][394][395][396][397][398]. Silicosis among grindstone cutters in the north of Nigeria. Many of the grindstones used in Nigerian homes are quarried from sandstone in a small group of villages near Kano in the extreme north of the country. Of an unselected group of 126 stonecutters from two of these villages 49 were found to have radiographic evidence of silicosis, with progressive massive fibrosis in 17.Those with silicosis had worked longer in the quarries than 77 whose radiographs showed no evidence of silicosis. Sixty-three per cent of the silicotics had respiratory symptoms, the commonest being breathlessness on moderate exertion. Cough was the earliest symptom in 42%. Only 35% had abnormal physical signs in the cardiorespiratory system, 18% had clearly reduced ventilatory capacity, and airways obstruction was evident in 16%.The prevalence of silicosis in these open-cast sandstone quarriers is unexpectedly high. This is probably explained by the intensity of exposure and the particular kind of sandstone being worked.Reduction of dust exposure in these quarries raises severe practical problems, but the inhabitants of this drought-ridden area can scarcely be expected to abandon their traditional livelihood.

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A radiographic survey of monumental masonry workers in Aberdeen

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Silicosis in a grey iron foundry. The persistence of an ancient disease.

Silicosis in a grey iron foundry. The persistence of an ancient disease.

Classification of radiological appearance and the derivation of a numerical score.

Silicosis among grindstone cutters in the north of Nigeria.

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