Which of the following occupational diseases is included in Schedule 1 of the Factories Act 1948 for compulsory notification to the Chief Inspector of Factories?
- A Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
- B Beryllium granulomatosis of skin
- C Farmers' lung
- D Chromate-induced ulceration of skin ✓
Correct answer: D. Chromate-induced ulceration of skin
Explanation
Schedule 1 lists diseases such as anthrax, silicosis, asbestosis, byssinosis, bagassosis, chrome ulceration and various chemical poisonings. Chrome ulceration is explicitly notified. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis is absent: only silicosis, asbestosis, byssinosis and bagassosis represent pneumoconioses on the schedule, so option A is killed by that omission despite being a well-known occupational disease.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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