Hand injuries in south Wales coal miners.

Medical Research Council. Special Report Series No. 243. Chronic Pulmonary Disease in South Wales Coal-Miners. I—Medical Studies. A—Report by the Committee on Industrial Pulmonary Disease. B—Medical Survey

Since 1929, when compensation for silicosis first became payable to men in the coal mining industry, the number of disablement cases has increased rapidly, and there has been greater mortality from respiratory disease among coal miners in South Wales than elsewhere in Great Britain. In 1936 the Medical Research Council were asked by the Home Office and the Mines department to investigate the pr...

Medical Research Council. Special Report Series No. 250. Chronic Pulmonarj Disease in South Wales Coal Miners. III

The new prescription: industrial injuries benefits for smokers?

Nationalisation of the coal industry by the 1945 Labour Government provided Britain with a unique opportunity for preventing the disablement of coal miners. At that time several thousand miners received disability benefits each year for pneumoconiosis in South Wales alone, and the Medical Research Council had started an important series of investigations into the relationships between dust expo...

Respiratory ill health among coal miners and telecommunication workers in south Wales.

As part of a large cross sectional epidemiological study of respiratory disease in coalminers, the respiratory health of miners in one colliery in south Wales has been compared with the health of nearby telecommunication (telecom) workers. The studies were carried out in 1981 and 1982. The answers to questionnaires on respiratory symptoms and results of lung spirometry indicate a much greater f...

Does exposure to coal dust prevent or cause lung cancer?

Research published in this journal and elsewhere has demonstrated an increased risk of pneumoconiosis and more recently chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among coal miners. Despite this extensive research base, many puzzles remain such as the deficit of lung cancer reported in many studies of coal miners. These findings are surprising since in addition to coal dust, miners are exposed to ot...