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Table THORS05

Contact dermatitis: estimated number of cases reported by dermatologists to EPIDERM and occupational physicians to OPRA and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year, by industry 2006-2008

Industry(a) SIC92 Dermatologists (EPIDERM)(p) Occupational physicians (OPRA)(b)(p)
Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 Rate per 100 000 workers per year(d) Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 Rate per 100 000 workers per year(d)
Section Division
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry A   15 4 - -
Fishing B   1 5 - -
Mining, Quarrying C   9 9 4 4
Manufacturing D   273 8 167 5
Manufacture of food products and beverages   15 17 5 4 1
Manufacture of textiles and textile products   17 19 18 - -
Wood, straw, cork, wood products (not furniture)   20 7 9 - -
Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media   22 20 6 5 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products   24 30 12 57 22
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products   25 12 7 - -
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products   26 10 9 13 11
Manufacture of basic metals   27 16 14 8 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment   28 45 13 9 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec   29 7 2 - -
Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus nec   31 15 10 9 6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers   34 23 9 26 10
Manufacture of other transport equipment   35 28 12 8 4
Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing nec   36 12 7 28 16
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply E   3 2 - -
Construction F   124 5 6 -
Wholesale and Retail Trade: Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods G   97 2 9 -
Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel   50 32 6 5 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods   52 64 2 4 -
Hotels and Restaurants H   139 11 4 -
Transport, Storage and Communication I   33 2 8 -
Land transport; transport via pipelines   60 14 2 - -
Post and telecommunications   64 16 3 - -
Financial Intermediation J   7 1 - -
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding   65 6 1 - -
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities K   51 1 16 -
Research and development   73 3 3 16 16
Other business activities   74 38 2 - -
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security L   21 1 10 -
Education M   34 1 13 -
Health and Social Work N   365 10 223 6
Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities O   276 16 9 -
Recreational, cultural and sporting activities   92 14 1 - -
Other service activities   93 259 64 4 1
Private Households with Employed Persons P   6 4 - -
All industries     1482 5 469 2

Notes

  • (a) All SIC 92 Sections are shown, as are SIC 92 Divisions with 10 or more actual cases reported to either EPIDERM or OPRA over the period 2006-2008. Figures are shown in light type if they are based on fewer than 10 actual cases.
  • (b) Comparisons of rates based on OPRA reports are likely to be misleading because workers in some industries are much more likely to have access to occupational physicians than those in others.
  • (c) Some physicians report on a sample basis, for one month in each year. Estimated totals for these are calculated by multiplying the actual number of cases reported by 12.
  • (d) The rates have been calculated using the average of the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey (APS) denominators for the years 2006-2008.
  • "-" can mean zero or rounds to zero.
  • nec Not elsewhere classified.
  • (p) Provisional.

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