Mortality and morbidity in an employed population

The major health problems of an employed male population in a steel plant were identified. Five groups of conditions (arteriosclerotic and degenerative heart disease, non-occupational accidents, occupational accidents and illness, respiratory disease, and mental illness) accounted for 70 percent of all deaths and 58 percent of total illness absence.Since many of these conditions are potentially preventable or amenable to early intervention, effective means of identifying individuals at risk and of providing suitable prevention or intervention programs are necessary.