Mortality, Cancer Incidence, and Sickness-Absence in Photographic Processors: An Epidemiologic Study

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Abstract
An epidemiologic investigation of a 1964 cohort of 478 photographic processors in 9 Eastman Kodak Color Print and Processing (CP&P) laboratories in the continental USA was undertaken. Analysis of pre-1965 environmental data indicated that chemical exposures were within the standards applicable at the time. The results showed no significant excess mortality, sickness-absence or cancer incidence. The processing cohort''s mortality experience after 16 yr of follow-up compared favorably with that of 2 industrial control populations. The present study represents (to the authors'' knowledge) the first published occupational epidemiology investigation that specifically examines the health of workers engaged in large-scale commercial photofinishing operations.

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