Research

Scope and Content Note

This series includes files containing information about diseases contracted by workers at industrial sites, organized by type or cause of disease. Many files contain personal medical histories of workers, often taken from workers' compensation investigations. Histories include type of occupation (past and present), symptoms, medical test results, and physician's diagnosis.

Other records include lists of industrial sites with statistical analyses of medical problems, correspondence with industrial plant owners and other government entities about medical issues, proposed revisions to state codes on worker safety, and pamphlets released by both public and private agencies on workplace safety and hazards. Also present are case studies, reports, surveys, and reviews of literature concerning industrial diseases.