"Cotton Mill Workers" was publisned after months of research ard deals with the year 1928 and 1939. Tte importance of the work cen be gauged from the fact that the number of cotton mill workers numbered 15500 in 133; cotton textile mulls also provide the leading industry in' in a specific survey of 4.942 cases Guring 1939 it was found that skin scases. mechanical injuries and hi tie accounted for over half the general disease incidence. Skin diseases were ranked first, but it is pointed out that this is not peculiar to factory life but is prevalent for vhere in China.
e monthe of July, August end September are the most arduous ones for the factory worker as the various charts graphically show that it is during these months that the mili bend is most likely to suffer from disease; July is the worse month for influenza snd conjunctivitis, Septem.- ber for accidents and beri-beri.
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