PART X — ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS 



THERMAL EXPOSURES 



Agents, pollutants 



Definite Effects 



Possible Effects 



Cold damp 



Cold dry 



Hot dry 



Hot damp 



1. Excess mortality from respiratory 

 disease and fatal exposure or 

 frostbite 



3. Excess morbidity from respiratory 

 disease and morbidity from frostbite 

 and exposure 



5. Mortality from frostbite and 

 exposure 



7. Morbidity from frostbite and 

 respiratory disease 



8. Heat-stroke mortality 



9. Excess mortality attributed to 

 other causes 



10. Morbidity from heat stroke and 

 excess from other causes 



11. Impaired function; aggravation of 

 renal and circulatory diseases 



12. Increase in skin affections 



14. Heat-exhaustion mortality 



15. Excess mortality from other causes 



16. Heat-related morbidity 



17. Impaired function 



18. Aggravation of renal and circulatory 

 disease 



2. Contributes to excess mortality and 

 morbidity from other causes 



4. Rheumatism 



6. Impaired lung function 



13. Increase in prevalence of infectious 

 agents and vectors 



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