Skin Diseases of Female Workers in Silk Reeling Industry

잠사회사(蠶絲會社) 여공(女工)의 피부질환(皮膚疾患)

The occupational skin diseases in an industry of silk reeling located in Daegu city of Korea were analyzed by inspection through a mass survey for improving the workers' health, November, 1975. The subjects, 177 persons were all females, and were distributed at 18-38 years old. About two thirds were under 25 years old. The meanage was 23.6 years. The incidence of skin diseases was about 53%. It was generally divided into three groups;- the epidermic changes of those were most frequent, 47.5%, the allergic reactions were 14.7%, and athlete's foot was only four cases, 2.3%. Most frequent signs of epidermic changes was the worn-out nail, 32.3%; and the keratolysis, 28.8%; and the callus, 15.3% were followed in order. Theses were significant in five per cent level between the sections of the silk reeling and the manufacturing;-Allergic reactions and worn-out nail were more frequent in the manufacturing group than the silk reeling, and keratolysis and callus were inverted proportionally. Allergic reactions were occurred within a few months from first entrance time, and it was more frequent in the group exposed to same allergen in the past than the continuing group from first. Most of the appearing sites of theses were hands, and infrequently, it was occurred in the face, neck, trunk, knee anfeet. These epidermic changes except allergic phenomena were appeared in the fingers, palmal and dorsal surface of hands frequently contacted. But these changes and allergic reactions were generally combined with two or more kinds.

잠사회사(蠶絲會社) 근로자(勤勞者)의 직업성질환(職業性疾患)을 분석해 보기 위하여 1975년(年) 11월(月) 근로조건(勤勞條件)이 같은 대구시내(大邱市內) 모잠사회사(某蠶絲會社) 여자근로자(女子勤勞者) 177명(名)에 대하여 집단건강진단시(集團健康診斷時) 시진(視診)에 의하여 실시(實施)한 결과 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있었다. 전(全) 여자근로자(女子勤勞者)에 있여서 각종피부질환(各種皮膚疾患)의 유병률(有病率)이 53%로 반수(半數)이상에 달하여 피부질환(皮膚疾患)은 대체(大體)로 3가지로 대분(大分), 손톱마모(磨耗), 피부(皮膚)의 각화, 나류(裸瘤), 구열(龜裂) 등과 같은 피부변화(皮膚變化)(47.5%)가 가장 많으며 알레르기 반응(反應)(14.7%)과 기타 무좀 등의 순이었다. 피부변화(皮膚變化)는 그 진행정도(進行程度)의 차이(差異)가 있었으나 대개 복합적(複合的)으로 발생(發生)하여 근속년수와는 무관한 것 같으나 대체적으로 2년이상 근속자에게 빈발하는 경향을 보이며 손톱마모(磨耗)는 이에 따라 현저(顯著)한 차이(差異)를 보이고 있다. 알래르기 반응(反應)은 입사후(入社後) 수개월 이내에 발생(發生)하며 다시 접촉 여하에 따라 그 정도로 달라지게 되는 것 같다. 계속 근무자보다 과거에 경험한 바 있는 자에서 다소 그 빈도가 높은 경향을 보여 준다. 호발부위(好發部位)는 역시 접촉이 잦은 손가락부터 손바닥, 손, 팔, 다리, 얼굴, 목, 몸통등 광범하게 번져가며 심한 경우 습진 양으로 변해 가고 있다.