HEALTH IN INDUSTRY

Abstract

THE importance of securing, in the crisis of man-power and woman-power through which Great Britain is now passing, that there is no waste of labour and that the full woman-power and manpower of the country is utilized to the maximum extent possible in furtherance of the nation's war effort-though it should be noted that the latter is not to be interpreted too narrowly-is now generally appreciated. As the last report of the Chief Inspector of Factories showed, the importance of eliminating the loss of man-hours and woman-hours due to accidents and to sickness is still far from being realized. Nor, as that report and successive reports of the Select Committee on National Expenditure have indicated, have managements either in industry or in Government departments and factories learnt the lessons and applied to good purpose the experience acquired during the War of 1914-18.