1998 and Beyond-Legge's Legacy to Modern Occupational Health

摘要

thomas Legge achieved much in his professional lifetime. The purpose of this lecture is to highlight some of these achievements in the light of what we have achieved since then. In other words, if Legge was in the audience today, how would he feel we have performed? On 'industrial maladies', progress has been made in reducing poisoning by heavy metals but our Success with chrome ulceration and lead depends on surveillance and control. Room for improve- Ments remain. For asbestos related diseases, Legge would be disappointed with our progress.