Work related and occupational ill health diagnosed by specialist physicians in the United Kingdom 1998–2003
| Major disease category | Education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education | Other education | All other employment sectors | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Respiratory diseases | 243 | 10 | 81 | 2 | 9788 | 9 |
| Skin disorders | 219 | 9 | 341 | 8 | 25355 | 22 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 722 | 30 | 340 | 8 | 32506 | 28 |
| Mental ill health | 1255 | 50 | 3555 | 80 | 35589 | 31 |
| Infectious diseases | 20 | <1 | 95 | 2 | 6776 | 6 |
| Audiological disorders | 25 | <1 | 10 | <1 | 3695 | 3 |
| Other problems | 12 | <1 | 37 | <1 | 1162 | 1 |
| Total diagnoses | 2496 | 100 | 4459 | 100 | 114871 | 100 |