[Physiologic and hygienic evaluation of work and health status of women workers employed at institutions of the Culture Ministry]. / Fiziologo-gigienicheskaia otsenka truda i sostoianiia zdorov'ia rabotnits, zaniatykh na predpriiatiiakh i uchrezhdeniiakh Ministerstva kul'tury.

The authors revealed substantial occupational hazards that are: unfavorable sanitary and hygienic environment (musicians, librarians, workers taking care of animals, and others), physical and psychoemotional stress (gymnasts, acrobats, and their assistants, actors, workers taking care of animals), unnatural and uncomfortable working posture (gymnasts, conjurers). Matching physiologic and hygienic results with evaluation of the workers' health state, the authors managed to disclose correlation between the occupational characteristics and functional state. The studies helped to form methodic recommendation on better health state for the occupations observed, on rational placement of pregnant women employed by Russian Culture Ministry.

[Working conditions of female workers in the system of "Soiuzgostsirk" (the Soviet State Circus)]. / Usloviia truda rabotnits, zaniatykh v sisteme "Soiuzgostsirka".

Labour activity of those engaged in the system of Soyuzgostsirk was analyzed. It was established that unsatisfactory sanitary and hygienic situation for members of the orchestra, workers taking care of animals and others, physical and neuroemotional load of gymnasts, acrobats and their assistants, induced uncomfortable work posture of conjurers and gymnasts were in some cases regarded as the main unfavourable occupational factors. The health state of the above professional groups was assessed. Preventive measures aimed at sanitation of labour conditions and decrease of disease rates were developed.