A questionnaire study on fatigue symptoms of municipal personnel

The following questionnaire surveys were conducted on 390 male personnel who work in one of the public facilities of a certain city. 1) Fatigue surveys: Using the Fatigue Scale of Industrial Fatigue Research Committee, questionnaire investigations were carried out twice, before work and after work. 2) Health surveys: Using Cornell Medical Index, the neurotic tendency was examined. When the correlation factors of average complaints frequencies were analyzed, indoor workers showed a type of mental task before and after work, whereas outdoor workers showed a type of mental task before work, but showed a general type after work. The workers in generation below thirty-five years mainly showed a type of mental task, while complaints about physical disintegration were relatively frequent in generation above fifties. We consider such questionnaire researches at each work site will constitute a useful clue for examining and ameliorating workers' fatigued condition which may exist inordinately in daily duties.