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| Introduction | xiii |
| Part I.—Description of the industries and processes attended with risk of poisoning: incidence of such poisoning |
| Chemical Industry | 1 |
| Sulphuric acid industry (sulphur dioxide): use of sulphuric acid | 4 |
| Its effects on health | 9 |
| Hydrochloric acid, saltcake and soda industry | 14 |
| Their effects on health | 20 |
| Use of sulphate and sulphide of soda | 22 |
| Ultramarine | 22 |
| Sulphonal | 22 |
| Diethyl sulphate | 23 |
| Chlorine, chloride of lime and chlorates | 23 |
| Their effect on health | 26 |
| Other chlorine compounds and their use as well as bromine, iodine and fluorine | 29 |
| Chlorides of phosphorus | 30 |
| Chlorides of sulphur | 31 |
| Zinc chloride | 32 |
| Rock salt | 32 |
| Organic chlorine compounds | 32 |
| Carbon oxychloride (phosgene) | 32 |
| Carbon chlorine compounds (aliphatic) | 33 |
| Methyl chloride | 33 |
| Methylene chloride | 34 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 34 |
| Ethyl chloride | 34 |
| Monochloracetic acid | 34 |
| Chloral | 34 |
| Chloroform | 34 |
| Chloride of nitrogen | 35 |
| Cyanogen chloride | 35 |
| Chlorobenzene | 35 |
| Benzo trichloride, benzyl chloride | 35 |
| Nitro- and dinitro-chlorobenzene | 35 |
| Iodine and iodine compounds | 36 |
| Bromine and bromine compounds | 36 |
| Methyl iodide and methyl bromide | 36 |
| Fluorine compounds | 37 |
| Hydrofluoric and silicofluoric acids | 38 |
| Manufacture and uses of nitric acid | 39 |
| Its effect on health | 40 |
| Nitric and nitrous salts and compounds | 44 |
| Barium nitrate | 44 |
| Ammonium nitrate | 44 |
| Lead nitrate | 44 |
| Mercurous and mercuric nitrate | 204 |
| Naphthalene | 208 |
| Sub-group: Halogen substitution products of the aliphatic series (narcotic poisons) | 208 |
| Sub-group: Halogen substitution products of the benzene series | 209 |
| Sub-group: Hydroxyl substitution products of the fatty series | 210 |
| Group: Nitro- and amido-derivatives of the aliphatic and aromatic series | 211 |
| Sub-group: Nitro-derivatives of the aliphatic series | 212 |
| Sub-group: Nitro- and amido-derivatives of the aromatic series | 212 |
| Turpentine, pyridene, alkaloids, nicotine, poisonous woods | 215 |
| Part III.—Preventive measures against industrial poisoning |
| General preventive measures | 217 |
| International action, notification of poisoning, schedules of poisons | 218 |
| Special preventive measures for workers—selection, periodical medical examination, co-operation of workers, &c. | 226 |
| Rescue appliances | 230 |
| Washing accommodation and baths | 237 |
| Removal of dust and fumes by exhaust ventilation | 242 |
| Preventive Measures in Particular Industries | 256 |
| Sulphuric acid industry | 256 |
| Hydrochloric acid and soda industries | 257 |
| Chlorine, bleaching powder, chlorine compounds | 259 |
| Manufacture of nitric acid and explosives | 260 |
| Artificial manures, basic slag | 261 |
| Chromium and its compounds | 265 |
| Petroleum, benzine | 267 |
| Phosphorus, lucifer matches | 268 |
| Bisulphide of carbon | 271 |
| Illuminating gas, tar production | 275 |
| Gas power plant | 276 |
| Acetylene gas installations | 278 |
| Ammonia | 279 |
| Cyanogen, cyanogen compounds | 280 |
| Coal tar, tar products | 280 |
| Organic dye-stuffs, coal tar colours | 285 |
| Recovery and use of metals | 288 |
| Iron | 289 |
| Lead | 292 |
| Lead smelting | 299 |
| Electric accumulators | 305 |
| White lead and lead colours | 310 |
| Letterpress printing | 316 |
| Ceramic industry | 319 |
| File cutting | 321 |
| Other uses of lead | 322 |
| Zinc smelting |
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