OF THE LANDSEND.
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Respective age of the men. | Number of year a miner. | Age when commenced mining. | Past and present health. |
37 | 15 | 16 | Good. |
24 | 6 | 18 | Good. |
35 | 19 | 16 | Subject to pain of stomach; health otherwise good. |
20 | 7 | 13 | Good. |
26 | 10 | 16 | Good. |
24 | 10 | 16 | Good. |
27 | 9 | 18 | Subject to catarrh and dyspnœa ever since he remembers. |
26 | 7 | 19 | Subject to pain of stomach for 3 years. Health good. |
18 | 2 | 16 | Pain of chest and stomach. |
25 | 10 | 15 | Good. |
49 | 35 | 14 | Subject to dyspnœa |
16 | 2 | 14 | Good. |
16 | 3 | 13 | Good. |
17 | 4 | 13 | Good. |
15 | 2 | 12 | Good. |
17 | 4 | 14 | Good. |
27 | 11 | 16 | Good. |
30 | 17 | 13 | Lumbago for four years; health otherwise good. |
26 | 9 | 17 | Good. |
42 | 25 | 19 | Good. |
42 | 20 | 22 | Good. |
46 | 30 | 16 | Subject to slight dyspnœa. |
45 | 30 | 15 | Pain in the chest for five years. |
23 | 8 | 15 | Good. |
42 | 28 | 14 | Dyspnœa and pain of chest eight years. |
25 | 1 | 24 | Dyspnœa, present before working underground. |
25 | 12 | 13 | Good. |
24 | 13 | 11 | Affected with pain of chest two years. |
29 | 20 | 9 | Affected with dyspnœa four years. |
24 | 8 | 16 | Good. |
The following results are deducible from the
preceding table:—
A. Among 120 labouring miners, the state of health is as follows:—
Health good | 68 | ||
Affected with dyspnœa | 26 | 40 | |
pain of chest | 14 | ||
Pain of stomach and bowels | 10 | ||
Pain of shoulder | 2 | ||
Palpitation | 1 | ||
Scrofula | 1 | ||
Fits | 1 |