Chapter II: Part I: Description of the industries and processes attended

with risk of poisoning: incidence of such poisoning

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 1
Sulphuric acid industry (sulphur dioxide): use of sulphuric acid 4
Its effects on health 9
Hydrochloric acid, saltcake and soda industry 14
Their effects on health 20
Use of sulphate and sulphide of soda 22
Ultramarine 22
Sulphonal 22
Diethyl sulphate 23
Chlorine, chloride of lime and chlorates 23
Their effect on health 26
Other chlorine compounds and their use as well as bromine,
iodine and fluorine 29
Chlorides of phosphorus 30
Chlorides of sulphur 31
Zinc chloride 32
Rock salt 32
Organic chlorine compounds 32
Carbon oxychloride (phosgene) 32
Carbon chlorine compounds (aliphatic) 33
Methyl chloride 33
Methylene chloride 34
Carbon tetrachloride 34
Ethyl chloride 34
Monochloracetic acid 34
Chloral 34
Chloroform 34
Chloride of nitrogen 35
Cyanogen chloride 35
Chlorobenzene 35
Benzo trichloride, benzyl chloride 35
Nitro- and dinitro-chlorobenzene 35
Iodine and iodine compounds 36
Bromine and bromine compounds 36
Methyl iodide and methyl bromide 36
Fluorine compounds 37
Hydrofluoric and silicofluoric acids 38
Manufacture and uses of nitric acid 39
Its effect on health 40
Nitric and nitrous salts and compounds 44
Barium nitrate 44
Ammonium nitrate 44
Lead nitrate 44
Mercurous and mercuric nitrate 44
Silver nitrate 45
Sodium nitrite 45
Amyl nitrite 45
Manufacture of explosives and their effects 45
Fulminate of mercury 46
Nitro-glycerin 46
Dynamite 47
Gun cotton 48
Collodion cotton, smokeless powder 48
Manufacture of phosphorus and lucifer matches and their effects 49
Other uses of phosphorus and compounds of phosphorus 52
Phosphor-bronze 52
Sulphide of phosphorus 52
Phosphoretted hydrogen 52
Superphosphate and artificial manure 53
Basic slag 54
Chromium compounds and their uses 55
Sodium and potassium bichromate 55
Lead chromate and chrome colours 55
Their effect on health 56
Manganese compounds and their effects 58
Mineral oil industry and the use of petroleum and benzine 59
Chemical cleaning 61
Their effect on health 61
Recovery and use of sulphur 64
Its effect on health 65
Sulphuretted hydrogen and its effect 65
Preparation and use of carbon bisulphide in vulcanising, &c. 68
Its effect on health 69
Preparation of illuminating gas 71
Its effect on health 74
Coke ovens and risk from them 77
Other kinds of power and illuminating gas 80
Producer gas 80
Blast furnace gas 82
Water gas 82
Dowson and Mond gas 82
Suction gas 83
Acetylene (calcium carbide) 85
Their effect on health 87
Ammonia and ammonium compounds 90
Use of ammonia and its effects 92
Cyanogen compounds 93
Use of cyanide, and their effects 95
Coal tar and tar products 96
Their effects on health 101
Artificial organic dye stuffs (coal tar colours) 107
Their effects on health 112
RECOVERY AND USE OF METALS 120
Lead poisoning in general 120
Lead, silver and zinc smelting 122
Spelter works 125
Lead poisoning in lead smelting and spelter works 126
White lead and other use of lead colours 131
Lead poisoning in the manufacture and use of white lead
and lead paints 132
Manufacture of electric accumulators 134
The ceramic industry 135
Coarse ware pottery 136
Manufacture of stove tiles 137
Stoneware and porcelain 138
Lead poisoning in letterpress printing 138
Lead poisoning in filecutting, polishing precious stones,
musical instrument making, &c. 140
Mercury (poisoning in its recovery and use) 141
Mercurial poisoning in water-gilding, coating mirrors, in
felt hat making, &c. 142
Arsenic (poisoning in its recovery and in use of arsenic and
arsenic compounds) 143
Recovery of arsenic and white arsenic 143
Poisoning by arseniuretted hydrogen gas 145
Antimony 146
Extraction of iron 146
Ferro-silicon 149
Zinc 151
Copper, brass (brassfounders’ ague) 151
Metal pickling 152
OTHER INDUSTRIES 153
Treatment of stone and earths; lime burning, glass 153
Treatment of animal products 154
Preparation of vegetable foodstuffs 154
Poisonous woods 154
Textile industry 156