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PubMed1984

[Living and working conditions and the nutrition of workers in the textile industry with pancreatic, biliary tract and intestinal diseases].

The purpose of this paper was to determine the relations between certain digestive tract diseases and essential environmental conditions. Forty parameters, according to a special questionnaire, were compared between the patients suffering from the diseases of pancreas, biliary duct and bowel and the controls. Adverse effects of improper nutrition, smoking and shift-work were found.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

[Results of examination of the reproductive organs of female workers in the textile industry].

595 women, knitting-industry workers, were examined. This number constituted 47% of all employees of the knitting plant. 125 of those women were pregnant. Among non-pregnant women 35% exhibited reproductive organ pathologies. Of pregnant women 61% exhibited pregnancy complications. The prevalent pathologies of reproductive organs were uterine cervix erosion--37.8%, vaginitis--23.9%, and menstruation disturbances--12.8%. Of pregnancy complications anaemia--47.8%, early gestoses--27.8%, and vaginitis--6.6% prevailed. The working women indicated a statistically significant dependence between the posture at work and prevalence of gynecopathies. Most pathologies affected women walking at work, whereas, least pathologies were observed in those working at sitting posture.

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PubMed1982

[Studies on the incidence of byssinosis among textile industry workers].

The paper presents a brief survey of literature on the occurrence of byssinosis in the Polish flax industry. Moreover, the most essential conclusions from studies on the prevalence of the disease in the plants processing flax in other countries were presented. The need to undertake a similar analysis in flax industry in Poland was emphasized and proposals of problems to be included were presented.

Byssinosis↗