Ogami T, Morishita M, Minowa M, Hatano S
Usa Health Center, Oita Prefecture.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 1993 Oct;40(10):934-44.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the residual effect of the former coal mining industry upon the social and health conditions of an area that was the side of a once prospering coal mining industry. The area was partitioned into two types of districts according to the percentage of residential housing that was for coal miners. The first district consisted predominantly of tenant homes for the coal miners (coal miner district) and the remaining area made up the second district (other district). Health conditions in the two districts were compared by standard mortality rates (SMR), and age-specific death rates for all disease and non-disease related deaths. Social conditions were compared based upon sex, age, employment stauts, and job type. The results were as follows: (1) Total unemployment rate, the percentage of households with no income earner, and single-family households, was higher in the coal miner district than in the other district. (2) The SMRs for all deaths in the coal miner district were significantly higher than in the other district. (3) While not significant the SMRs for disease related deaths were higher in the coal miner district. (4) Even in the younger age group (both male and female), while having no direct relationship with the coal mining industry, the SMRs were higher in the coal mine district. (5) The SMRs for suicides and homicides that occurred among the men residing in the coal miner district were higher. In conclusion, the social and health conditions in this former coal mining residential area were poorer than in the other area.
本研究的目的是评估前煤炭采矿业对一个曾经繁荣的煤炭采矿业所在地的社会和健康状况的残留影响。该地区根据矿工居住房屋的百分比被划分为两种类型的区域。第一个区域主要由矿工的出租房屋组成（矿工区），其余区域构成第二个区域（其他区）。通过标准死亡率（SMR）以及所有疾病和非疾病相关死亡的年龄别死亡率来比较两个区域的健康状况。基于性别、年龄、就业状况和工作类型来比较社会状况。结果如下：（1）矿工区的总失业率、无收入者家庭的百分比和单户家庭比例高于其他区。（2）矿工区所有死亡的SMR显著高于其他区。（3）虽然不显著，但矿工区疾病相关死亡的SMR更高。（4）即使在较年轻的年龄组（男性和女性）中，虽然与煤炭采矿业没有直接关系，但矿区的SMR更高。（5）居住在矿工区的男性中自杀和他杀的SMR更高。总之，这个前煤炭开采住宅区的社会和健康状况比其他地区更差。
