Objective To analyze and understand characteristics of occupational diseases in Songjiang District of Shanghai and provide further scientific basis for governmental occupational disease control policy developing.
Methods All confirmed diagnosed cases of occupational disease in Songjiang District of Shanghai were collected from 2000 to 2009. The disease categories, morbidity trend and age distributions were analyzed.
Results There were 416 patients of occupational disease newly diagnosed in last ten years from 2000 to 2009. Total of 322 cases were males and 94 cases were females. The average age of all patients was 35.81 years old. Of all reported cases, 144 cases were diagnosed occupational dermatosis, and with 78 cases were occupational ophthalmopathy, accounted for 34.62% and 18.75% respectively in total cases and ranked as the first and the second place. There were 69 cases were chronic occupational poisoning (16.59%)and 48 cases were pneumoconiosis (11.54%), shown as the third and fourth, with average ages of 34.47 and 44.52 respectively. The incidence of occupational disease was in an increasing trend before 2006 and turned decreasing after 2006. On the other hand, huge increasing trend was found in pneumoconiosis cases. The median of work age in pneumoconiosis cases was 9.5 years.
Conclusion Further efforts should be put on the control of occupational dermatosis and occupational ophthalmopathy. The prevention and control of chronic occupational poisoning and pneumoconiosis should also have emphasis on. With an increasing trend and diagnosed in younger age, pneumoconiosis deserved special attention.
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