31 datasheets (aimed at doctors) are provided on occupational diseases classified as notifiable under India's Factories Act. For each condition, the industrial occurrence of the causal agent, the signs and symptoms of the disease, and brief information on diagnosis and special tests are given. The conditions are grouped under the causal agent (and compounds for elements), or as separate diseases. Agents: lead, tetraethyllead, phosphorus, mercury, manganese, arsenic, nitrous fumes, carbon disulfide, benzene, chromium, chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine, halogenated hydrocarbons, radioactive substances and X-rays, beryllium, carbon monoxide, phosgene, isocyanates. Specific diseases: anthrax, silicosis, skin cancer, toxic anaemia, toxic jaundice, dermatitis due to primary irritants and sensitizers, byssinosis, asbestosis, noise-induced hearing loss, coalminers' pneumoconiosis, toxic nephritis. Special tables are provided for occupational cancers and biological exposure limits. The Indian Schedule of Occupational Diseases is reproduced.
INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SCHEDULE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS; DATA SHEET; COMPENDIUM; NITROGEN OXIDES; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS; RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES; X-RAYS; ISOCYANATES; ANTHRAX; SILICOSIS; SKIN CANCER; ANAEMIA; JAUNDICE; DERMATITIS; BYSSINOSIS; ASBESTOSIS; HEARING LOSS; COALWORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS; NEPHRITIS; CANCER; TLV LIST; ILO