Webster I, Cochrane J W, Solomon A
S Afr Med J. 1977 Feb 26;51(9):261-4.
Two hundred and eighty-seven patients referred to the National Research Institute for Occupational Diseases with suspected pneumoconiosis are recorded. The patients are classified according to the type of dust to which they were exposed, and by occupation or industry. Radiological evidence of pneumoconiosis according to ILO/UICC classification is the only acceptable basis for compensation at present, and the number of patients so diagnosed is also given. None of these figures show the true distribution and incidence of pneumoconiosis as a form of occupational disease on the Witwatersrand. They only indicate the presence of pneumoconiosis not associated with mining and reflect a wide range of occupations.
记录了287名因疑似尘肺病转诊至国家职业病研究所的患者。这些患者根据其所接触粉尘的类型以及职业或行业进行了分类。目前，根据国际劳工组织/国际抗癌联盟（ILO/UICC）分类的尘肺病放射学证据是唯一可接受的赔偿依据，文中也给出了诊断为此类病症的患者数量。这些数字均未显示出威特沃特斯兰德地区尘肺病作为一种职业病的真实分布和发病率。它们仅表明存在与采矿无关的尘肺病，并反映了广泛的职业类型。
