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Occupational Illness
Saturday 17 October 1998
The Notifiable Occupational Diseases database (NODs) is the best source of occupational illness information available. This database works through the voluntary notification by General Practitioners of diseases they suspect have work-related causes.
The numbers and types of illnesses recorded in the database are listed in the table below.
| Disease Category | 92/3 | 93/4 | 94/5 | 95/6 | 96/7 | 97/8# | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 706 | 925 | 1,919 | 1,954 | 1,803 | 1,038 | 8,345 |
| Asbestos Related Disease | 383 | 103 | 132 | 67 | 71 | 53 | 809 |
| Occupational Asthma | 39 | 60 | 97 | 81 | 67 | 51 | 395 |
| Other Occupational Respiratory Disease | 7 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 119 |
| Occupational Disease due to Chemical Exposure | 71 | 89 | 115 | 94 | 91 | 75 | 535 |
| Chronic Solvent-Induced Neurotoxicity | 38 | 98 | 63 | 72 | 42 | 48 | 361 |
| Occupational Cancer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Occupational Illness due to Infection | 28 | 41 | 49 | 61 | 45 | 48 | 272 |
| Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss | 103 | 216 | 575 | 612 | 597 | 325 | 2,428 |
| OOS/Osteoarthritis | 25 | 263 | 760 | 828 | 826 | 399 | 3,101 |
| Occupational Skin Disease | 11 | 43 | 91 | 106 | 36 | 23 | 310 |
# 1997/98 figures are provisional
