Rheumatism in light industry.

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Abstract
In a survey of a sample 212 men and 179 women doing similar work in a light engineering factory, it was found that 35.9% of men and 31.3% of women had had rheumatic symptoms in the previous year. A comparison of the complaint rate of men in this light industry showed little difference from complaint rates in other industries where men were doing heavier work. There was no significant difference in complaint rate between men and women in this industry, but complaints of back and lower limb pain were commoner in men. Sickness absence because of rheumatic conditions in men was 6.6 weeks/100 men/annum, and 10.6 weeks/100 women/annum. Comparison with other industries showed that men doing light work had considerably less absence through rheumatism than men doing heavy manual work. An attempt was made to assess certain psychological factors; their influence on rheumatic complaints and the significance of these findings is discussed.

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