Table 6

 Observed/expected number of deaths, SMR, and 95% CI for cell type specific leukaemia among SBR related work area/job groups, 1968/1969–98

Lymphocytic leukaemiaMyelogenous leukaemia
TotalAcuteChronicTotalAcuteChronic
Production, polymerisationObs/exp8/2.20/0.48/1.64/3.42/2.22/1.0
SMR359049711893202
(95% CI)(155–706)(0–1030)(215–980)(32–302)(11–335)(24–728)
Production, coagulationObs/exp5/1.10/0.25/0.82/1.71/1.11/0.5
SMR452060711691188
(95% CI)(147–1055)(0–2053)(197–1417)(14–420)(2–507)(5–1049)
Production, finishingObs/exp7/2.90/0.67/2.07/4.95/3.02/1.6
SMR2380344143165128
(95% CI)(96–491)(0–630)(138–709)(57–294)(54–386)(15–460)
Maintenance, shopObs/exp1/1.00/0.20/0.71/1.60/1.01/0.5
SMR9800630216
(95% CI)(2–545)(0–2256)(0–499)(2–350)(0–359)(5–1201)
Maintenance, fieldObs/exp2/3.00/0.52/2.14/4.42/2.81/1.3
SMR68093927279
(95% CI)(8–244)(0–815)(11–338)(25–234)(9–259)(2–440)
Labour, productionObs/exp1/0.80/0.11/0.52/1.21/0.71/0.4
SMR1320185168143250
(95% CI)(3–736)(0–3032)(5–1031)(20–608)(4–795)(6–1390)
Labour, maintenanceObs/exp4/1.80/0.34/1.36/2.95/1.71/1.0
SMR2190309210295101
(95% CI)(60–562)(0–1122)(84–792)(77–457)(96–688)(3–560)
LaboratoriesObs/exp4/1.00/0.24/0.76/1.82/1.13/0.6
SMR3900559331177522
(95% CI)(106–999)(0–1796)(152–1431)(122–720)(22–642)(108–1526)
Other operationsObs/exp1/2.20/0.41/1.63/3.31/2.12/1.0
SMR460649148197
(95% CI)(1–257)(0–1044)(2–354)(19–265)(1–269)(24–713)