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Occup Environ Med 57:106-115 doi:10.1136/oem.57.2.106
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A further cohort study of workers employed at a factory manufacturing chemicals for the rubber industry, with special reference to the chemicals 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), aniline, phenyl-β-naphthylamine and o-toluidine

Table 1

Vital status at closing date of study (31 December 1996)

Vital status n %
Flagged alive at NHSCR 889 41.2
Traced alive, DSS1-150 offices 8 0.4
Traced alive, company pensions 20 0.9
Died, cause known1-151 1185 54.9
Died, cause not known 12 0.6
Emigrated 14 0.6
No trace 32 1.5
Total 2160 100.0
  • 1-150 Department of Social Security, using National Insurance numbers.

  • 1-151 Includes deaths after 85.

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