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rHETlNNING TRADE. LEAD POISONING DANGERS. Mr jLi 0rQe Officc have issued the report of H. Lawes, barrister, on the in- he held recently concerning the fac^gulations proposed to be made for Of ujpj.e? aQd workshops in which the tinning jjj, T articles is carried on. states that as the trade is at pre- W °n he regards wiping as the Is serious source of danger. "Wiping" {(0^ Process of removing the surplus metal article, as more adheres than is re- ^jV*°tinit. Other causes are dirty hands inhalation of dust. Eating with hands, or in any way using hands k there is lead, in such a way that feh Can i11^0 the saliva of the mouth be swallowed, has long been recog- V>t t^f8 a .cause of lead poisoning, and it must ttto-Qunioused because in some industries of is now attached to the inhalation 4a^gT,es and dust. It, remains a source of ,JVoda.* £ ,ailc* regards proper washing accom- as a necessity. n°ta dusty process compared with but there is no doubt a good deal MUcj, t found in the air of the shops, 8ecoatl substantial source of danger, though P-y to that of fumes. Both dipping and should be carried on under an efficient ittentiT ventilation, and, in fact, since a has been called to the danger of I ^r°ceSs many firms have put up hi: bort of hood over the dipping baths and stands. t Mentioned in the course of the inquiry Jo the vue common tinned articles are dangerous i bee^ but Mr Lawes states that he has ILe to attach any weight to this argu- because the evidence itself was tbe secondly, he is not-sure that ffor ^liSkj^0368 of the inquiry be is entitled to ruv!i5Uck evidence as relevant, and lastly, Conjj^'nbition of common tinning in this wpuld not prevent the importation of Wi&tK1 tinned articles, so that the user would Sjiestu10 ,Same position as at present. The s?18 one ^or Parliament and not for the *iong .^cpetary to deal with by way of regula- It 11Pon the manufacturer. ^eii £ rt rememt>cre(i that one employer, evidence, made some remarkable o nts concerning bis men, and gave them, Klfej^pther things, a very bad character for Jougj^Stowels and nail brushes and for general Hlat i^88 and disorderliness. Mr Lawes states "hf^Plp C#ann°t think these men are quite a fair the operatives in the trade generally. of towels was opposed on two Pae^f' ^ther inconsistent with each other, his declared that he could not make t t Wash at all. whilst another suggested Illen employed by those whom he h ted would not use the towels, because an preferred to bring his own. In Mr both soap and towels are a Jonip^jy adjunct to water and basiils. To "Hag i ? man to wash if he bad forgotten to *ble. soap and towel would be unreason- doubt nail brashes are rather easily i° there may be some trouble as tirno at first, but that should be remedied "it HiCk »Ff? is one other form of cleanliness should like to see adopted by the tlcb ople," the report concludes. I was \h jessed with the dreadful state of the the operatives I saw, both men and !Sui; ijt. is possible that amongst those 0 y the acid partly explains what II. SurTi, be described as a serious evil, but I ^UseT. °at sheer neglect is the proximate ed ioas e state of things I saw was not con- oid jv. ^ppers and wipers. One man frankly ^bat if he brusbed bis teeth they would < Hiak 3111 afraiti it is outside my province any recommendation upon this sub- ±v e tinning trade except to say that I 7*eit■DM?'t certifying surgeons, when making i^f^odical examination of tbe workers in J^kea^^try, should urge them, for-their own cj** take the precaution of keeping their ^Kiect?1* A warning in individual cases that S*1spe»1<J; so small a precaution may lead to jT^n would probably have great effect, to better conditions, especially °°° the younger generation. Prohibition of Alcohol. lI.t,¡;:e ol}}y alteration I have made in the » ^olic workpeople is to prohibit alco- in the workshops. This met with J^Pwvval amongst those who appeared 0X6 in fact, I was asked to prohibit Kenerally, but as the employment is J^>eco»*r0^ thirsty one I only feel justified Miic^ r°lending tbe prohibition of alcohol, 18 known to predispose to lead poison- .provided tha.t the draft regulations l>1)' Ch the inquiry was held should not I (bi The manufacture of teme-plstes i* .^ny other class of worldf. and so far V? exempted by written certificate of toj^nief "inspector of-factories on the ground Wu.r that the regulations are not required by the protection of the persons employed QiJ^ason of the intermitteney or infrequency tinning or that the nature of the work l^ch. as to make compliance with the regu- ^j^ns impracticahle and other efficient of have been adapted for the protection tion employed. Any such exemp- bTIJ^i^t to such conditions as be re^„]J^Scribed in the certificate, and may fced at attytime. a?bNSEA LEAD"T0IS0NfNG VICTIM. ineY!ry1. Swansea, on Tuesday, Mr 1l held an inquiry into the circum- fc?°maH /o^^ng the death of William Edward l a charge man at the White Rock t^rip*0rks- Mr Hillditch, FI.M- inspector of (o^V**a present, and Mr A. H. R. Wal- ^Oc^^nalf of Messrs Vivian) watched the e^rS?3' deceased's widow said he was ^Wal^yed at the White Rock Works 11 tk en at tbe Hafod Silver Works, VJe Wv1iir,<L Tirdonkin Colliery, returning to m ^°c^; Works 12 months ago. He W y a six months ago, and had been medi- J) tended for, she was told, lead poison- Thomas said death was due to lJ*e to Q^testanal neuphretris and uraemia, Tuof three causes—cold, alcohol, or was no symptoms of either d V0tt.c°W. In answer to Mr Walters he i^ a colliery, in a cramped posi- cm. amid damp surroundings, might the kidney trouble. ens said he examined deceased six COlllore death on behalf of his employers, ^1t no evidence of lead poison- ,e symptoms were indefinite. In Hfflditch he said it did not fol- lh ^to th %Ting a lead works after lead had Wd ^system a man would get clear of K*?apto'- He was rather surprised not to find k aSected if it bad been a case of lead iJ^picio" He examined men when there was Vr 'y th °f lead poisoning, but unfortu- j^ld ^7e nien did not ask to be examined. It y ttow a.good thing if the men were exam- uThe iy^cally. ^Jey a verdict of death from rT~Sease caused by lead poisoning. ^Ost°rr observed that drinking habits to? dangerous in cases of lead poisoning, Vte* thp?1"11*^ the men in lead works to look in this respect. He also ad- t>a, medicai examination. to m said special attention should be eani>ness in all lead works.

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