Covid-19: Government faces legal challenge over alleged suppression of school data

Routine statistics of occupational mortality and incidence cancer have consistently shown high rates lung in butchers. Possible explanations include infection by carcinogenic papilloma viruses, exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nitrites the preservation meat, or a confounding effect tobacco. To explore these possibilities, we examined 1610 men employed at three British companies processing pork, beef, lamb, bacon, other meat products. The overall death rate was less than national population (271 deaths observed, 310 expected) but there an excess from (87 80 expected), particular (42 32 expected). risk concentrated subjects exposed recently slaughtered especially after interval 10 more years. These findings increase suspicions butchers, although further information is needed about smoking habits industry. If hazard virus would seem most likely cause.