Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 66-68. (Budapest, 1973)

TANULMÁNYOK - Bugyi Balázs: Az iparegészségügy kezdetei Magyarországon (1928-ig) (angol nyelven)

Mineworkers on the seal of the town Nagybánya (14th century) Scopoli who was the first of his time to describe the pathology and therapy of mercury poisoning. These men passed from the scene, but the rare metal mines at Upper Hungary preserved their high standing of technology and refined position in matters of health, beside which the general health and social welfare conditions in other mines of the country, or for that matter in the industry as a whole, appeared backward beyond comparison.

8 II. In 1770, the foundation year of the Miners Academy at Selmec, Queen Maria Theresa ordered to build an iron factory at Diósgyőr. This was to be followed up to the end of the 18th century by iron mines, foundries and other factories, widely different in production capacity. Then again a foundry and an iron factory each was established after the turn of the century at Ózd, Resica* and Vajdahunyad.** The Iron Industry Union of Murány*** 8 Lesky, £.: Arbeitsmedizin im 18. Jahrhundert. Werksarzt und Arbeiter im Quecksilberwerk Idria. Wien 1950. Bugyi, B.: Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Professor der Chemie und Botanik an der ungarischen Bergakademie in Selmec in den Jahren 1769 -1779. Atti del XXI Congresso Internazionale di Storia della Medicina. Siena... 1968. Roma, 1970. Vol. 2, 1719-1727 pp. * Today Resita in Rumania. ** Today Hunedoara in Rumania. *** Today Murari in Czechoslovakia.