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The occupation of carrying loads involves manual transport of goods from one place to another. Loaders carry loads on their heads, backs and through hand carts throughout the day and sometimes even during the nights. They have no fixed timings of food, rest and work. Moreover long distances, heavy weight of the cargoes, overcrowding, congestion on roads and other issues make their tasks more challenging leaving an impact on their physical and mental health. This leads to many health issues among the loaders working in Old Delhi. It is in this context that this paper studies the working lives of hundred loaders in Old Delhi to articulate if this occupation has any impact on their physical and mental health. For the same, it studies the health dimension of the working lives of loaders in Old Delhi and expounds data on their common health problems, availability of medical support, kinds of health issues that they experience, presence of doctors in the area, attitudes of loaders towards doctors and treatments.