Regarding the health of
women in industry, much has been said and some definite investigations have
been made. The influx of women into occupations to which they were unaccustomed
caused great concern lest the hazards of their employment be too great.
Scientific inquiries have been undertaken on certain questions about which
there has been much conjecture, such as: 1. What are the relative effects of
the industrial poisons upon men and women? Some poisons such as lead and
mercury have already been shown to be more injurious to women than to men. 2.
What is the peculiar effect of bad posture upon women? 3. What are the effects
of fatigue upon women not found in the case of men? 4. Do the hazards of heat,
dust, humidity, devitalized air, and weather exposure react particularly upon
women workers? Many of these questions have heretofore been considered
primarily in relation to the child-bearing functions. However, this point of
view must be extended to facilitate the discussion of other factors whose
importance arises from individual and industrial effects rather than racial
effects; but which relatively are of great importance in dealing with the
situation.
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