Medicine: Occupational Itch

> In a Baltimore plane factory so many workers recently broke out with rashes that the disorder was known as the "Bendix Itch."

> Sperry Gyroscope Co. had so much skin trouble among its employes that it now urges workers in some departments to rub a protective cream on their hands before starting work.

> Du Pont supplies some of its workers with a clean pair of cotton gloves every two hours.

All over the U.S. dermatitisĀ—skin troubleĀ—is a growing problem in war industries. "More time is lost from work on account of occupational...

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