Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-23
Conference On
Work Disease


The Second National Conference
on Industrial Diseases is announced
by the American Association for La
Dor Legislation, to be held June 3-5
at Atlantic City, New Jersey. One
session will be held jointly with the
American Medical Association. and
the program contains the names of
Americas best known speakers and
writer's on industrial hygiene.
Investigation.
At the first public session, the
forenoon of June 4, "Investigationof
Industrial Diseases" will be discussed
with u. S. Commissioner of Labor
Chas. P. Neill in the chair. AdVant-
ages of the reporting of occupational
diseases by physicians will be argued
by Mr.. Hatch, of the New oYrk De-
partment of Labor, who has recently
made his first report on the subject
under the new law, which requires
reports of poisoning from lead, phos-
phorus, mercury and arsenic and
sickness due to anthrax and work
in compressed air. DR.. Richard Ca
bot of Boston, who founded the first
social service department, will tell
how hospitals, clinics and exhibits
can help in the prevention OF work
diseases. Frederick Hoffman, who
in his twenty years work for the
Prudential Insurance Company, has
probably inspected more factories
than any other man in America, will
address the conference on Intensive
Investigation of Unhealthful Trades"
Health in Factories.
Health Problems in Modern In
dustry" is the subject for the after
noon of June 4. pr. Warren Cole
man of Bellevue Hospital will pre-
side. The perplexing problem OF
ventilation with all that pure air
means to the efficiency, safety and
health of workers in factories and
mines will absorb the attention of
experts. DR.. Price of the N. Y. Fac
tory Investigation Commission will
tell what he has discovered by ma
king physical examinations of 1000
men and women in city bakeries and
in the garment trades.
Government Responsibility
Estate Promotion of Industrial Hy-
giene" is the topic. for an evenings
discussion, with DR.. Henry Baird
Favill of Chicago in the chair. DR..
Gibson of Illinois will describe med
ical inspection of factories; DR.. John
B. Andrews of New York will show
the necessity for legal protection for
workers in unhealthful trades, and
DR.. Overlook of Worcester will argue
for education for the prevention Of
industrial diseases.
Industrial Diseases
The joint session with the doctors
organization will be symposium on
the peculiar ills that are due to con-
ditions of work in modern industry,
such, for example, as the bends, !"
which afflict the sand hogs" who
work in compressed air in order to
build our tunnels, bridges and sky
scraper foundations. DR.. David Ed
sail of st. Louis will talk about the
effects of industrial poisons, and DR..
w. Gilman Thompson of Cornell Col
lege will classify the whole list of
trade diseases and line them up in
groups according to their nature.
Prof. Seager, the wel1-known econ
omist of Columbia University, will
close the discussion as president of
the Association for Labor Legislation
and urge cooperation in the promo
ton of sanitary conditions in in
dustry. At a final business meeting
the Association will further develop
it's legislative program. which has
been shortened by the recent passage
Of its phosphorus match bill in Con-
gress.
Industrial Hygiene Exhibit.
A special feature of the Atlantic
City Conference will be an industrial
hygiene exhibit, for which medical
men and inspectors of industrial es-
adjustments are bringing together
the most Illuminating illustrations of
industrial processes dangerous to
health, as well as photographs and
charts showing the effects of those
peculiar work hazards now known
as diseases Of occupation. It is ex-
pected that this gathering Of experts
win give . new impetus to the ma