Chatterjee A K
Ann Occup Hyg. 1989;33(3):369-74. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/33.3.369.
Classification of pottery workers' pneumoconiosis and the procedure followed for claims to disablement benefit for this condition have been outlined. Review of the newly diagnosed cases of pneumoconiosis in pottery workers in North Staffordshire as experienced by the Medical Boarding Centre (Respiratory Diseases), Stoke-on-Trent, show that the number of such cases has dropped from the peaks of nearly 300 cases per year in the mid-1950s to about 10 cases per year in the last 12 years. The percentage of people aged 60 and above among the newly diagnosed cases has increased from 35% in the 1960s to about 70% in the 1980s. Only a minority of cases has been diagnosed following exposure under 20 years and most described exposure for over 30 years. As a point of interest, age at death of not strictly comparable groups of pottery workers at different times over the last 100 years has been compared. The longevity, probably not surprisingly, appears to have improved considerably during that period. Although our data do not denote the true incidence of pneumoconiosis in pottery workers in North Staffordshire perhaps it may be concluded that our figures do point to a declining incidence of this condition.
文中概述了陶工尘肺的分类以及针对该病症申请伤残津贴的流程。对特伦特河畔斯托克市医疗寄宿中心（呼吸系统疾病）所诊治的北斯塔福德郡陶工新诊断出的尘肺病例进行回顾后发现，此类病例数量已从20世纪50年代中期每年近300例的峰值降至过去12年中的每年约10例。新诊断病例中60岁及以上人群的比例已从20世纪60年代的35%增至20世纪80年代的约70%。仅有少数病例是在接触不到20年之后被诊断出来的，大多数病例描述的接触时间超过30年。有趣的是，对过去100年中不同时期不完全可比的陶工群体的死亡年龄进行了比较。在那段时期内，寿命显然有了显著提高，这或许并不令人意外。尽管我们的数据并未表明北斯塔福德郡陶工尘肺的真实发病率，但或许可以得出结论，我们的数据确实表明这种病症的发病率在下降。
