Show THOSE WORKING IN DUST MAY TAKE TUBERCULOSIS Bulletin Just Issued Shows That Dis Disease Disease Disease ease Attacks Persons Who In Inhale Inhale hale Much uch Dust Washington n Ne Nov v 7 That app ls P sons whose those occupations expose them to dust are ant due to tuberculosis tuber Is disclosed In a bulletin prepared at the bureau of or labor by Frederick L Hoffman Though the statistics studied stu by b Mr Hoffman indicate that municipal and general organic dusts are lots lees l serious S rious In their effect than metallic or 01 mineral dust the consequences to health and life he demand says say are sufficiently serious to careful car tul attention to the problem of dust prevention Among occupations exposed to municipal municIpal municipal dust those tho e showing the highest mor mortality mortality are drivers and teamsters among whom per cent of deaths were from tuberculosis Among occupations ex ox exposed exposed posed to general gen ral organic dust button makers showed the highest mortality per cent of deaths In this occupation being from consumption In each of the two groups the highest consumption mortality was among per persons persons perSons sons from 25 2 to 34 It years of age |