Death from Compressed-Air Sickness in India

disease of a man working on the river Hooghly Tunnel being constructed by Messrs. John Cochrane & Sons, Ltd., of Westminster, London, is of special interest as it is probably the first report of & deatfy from this disease in India. C. S., a Punjabi Sikh, aged 20 years, was medically examined on the 25th August, 1930, in the morning and was found fit. for work in " compressed air." He reported himself for,duty on the same day and worked on the night shift. He was doing well during his two shifts of 3?hours each under a pressure of 36-37 lbs. per