Dangerous Trades
Reading edition
THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS AS AFFECTING HEALTH, BY A NUMBER OF EXPERTS
EDITED BY THOMAS OLIVER, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.
MEDICAL EXPERT ON THE WHITE LEAD, DANGEROUS TRADES, POTTERY, AND LUCIFER MATCH COMMITTEES OF THE HOME OFFICE; PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM; PHYSICIAN TO THE ROYAL INFIRMARY, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET
1902
TO
The Right Hon. WILLIAM HENRY ASQUITH, K.C., M.P.
AND
The Right Hon. VISCOUNT RIDLEY
TO WHOM, AS HOME SECRETARIES, THE EDITOR IS IN A VERY SPECIAL MANNER INDEBTED FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED HIM OF ACQUIRING THAT PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE WHICH HAS ENABLED HIM TO BRING TOGETHER THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, THIS BOOK IS, WITH GRATITUDE AND RESPECT, DEDICATED