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FILE NAME Kohler KOH DATE 1932 DOC KOH030 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Bulletin - Proceedings of Dust Conference and Attendees ts Cf +e. ; . * a ae, wag? arnt a we tee 1752 1752 28 INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIAL COMMISSION COMMISSION | OF _ WISCONSIN R. KstrsIN = - 1 OTT de Me te te ae - FRED M. WITAWR G. Cumminginner ~ knirman Commisninarr ee ae VUOTTA WRABETZ Commissioner A. J. ALTMEYER Secretary HARRY A. NELMns Diretur of Wurkmru'a Campur EE ees oe vee co tm SO aS aeternieeneesieniiineneane .- Proceedings of Conference Concerning EFFECTS OF DUSTS UPON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEMRESPIRATORY Held at Medinah Athletic Cluh Chicago tant November 16-17 1932 sa lieat ate Pethla ae - e wee a - 4 ~ * . * e e dee # eet . e . 6 ; { e a : e CONTENTS e . ; . 4 $ 4 Page 3 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 MORNING SESSION a ' . Fred M. Wileux Chairman Industrial Commission of Wisconsin H Preliminary remarks . 5 Address Dr. Leroy U. Gardner Director of Saranac Labo- 3a ratory for studoyf tuberculosis 4 : 4 r 4 t s ' e t i +4 9 $ . 4 ry 5 i t WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 AFTERNOON SESSION Address of Dr. W. Irving Clark Medical Director of Norton Company Worcester Massachusetts --------- Discussion Continuation of address of Dr. Gardner Address of Donald E. Cummings Aasistant Director of Sar anne Laboratory for Study of Tuberculosis Discussion THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 MORNIng Session Discrission of addresses of Dr. Gardner and Mr. Cummings Address of Dr. H. S. Willis Pathologist of Wm H. Maybury Sanatorium Detroit Michigan Address of J. J. Bloomfield Sanitary Engineer U. S. Public Health Service 112 121 138 THURSDAY November 17 ^ FTERNOONSession Bureau Address of Dr. Albert Russell Surgeon U. S. of E. Mines Discussion 167 188 APPENDIC APPENDIX Biographical sketches 208 APPENDIX List of persons who attended conference 213 id iae Get sume ceweere et onan, eapetnent Pr . vers f~ S30 Meted yhee snr oaPd ay ese sae 2 ears ves = . . 1 ae : -. a . . Reet met PocbucccateLligaen eet, 2 can wate ree * el: wine . oe . * . om Sy) a Reesomes n santerdles Stn ec eentel Wald ete - _1o 9 ome o' . ry ome e ? a: cep Comme vgnenes oO ES 0 are: yee AAEM ... 6... NR TT ... ONY A ae SOOO, , ae, On 180 This man was a slate worker His history is that he lived ant as it in the arva of this slate and that for most of his life aside they mai ., from farming that had been his sole occupation The slate that hmm workers in one plant which we observed were not exposed chest t h to any quartz The plant adjacent to this mill had about 3 quartz in the slate it used You will note in considering 20 slate that the silica content of slate varies in different areas er, so we can't say that slute has a definite amount of silica Os without determining it first The same holds true for gran- ores anti there an the al placed in the case as havi crasis their ar ite There are certain granites which have much less than MBE pensation an 35 I think most of the Vermont granite contains about fod This is the or 35 quartz You can see the futility of trying to compare OOtS PER rays of the lungs from workers in one industry to those . of another . This is an ray of a slate miller You will notice he ORM 8 In Australi They called : Dr. Moore's i more fibrosis has a few pulmonary markings with quite a bit of fine we ap RE linear fibrosis We found in the group of slate miller workers one case who had an active tuberculosis He had culosis or h dust The st advanced cas ORT been in this slate mill about six years and apparently the tuberculosis was just incidental and not a result of his Pie, phases At classification . occupation Other slate workers showed hilus thickenings with a few FeO at mended Th ee written into t Per ey calcifications Still other slate workers showed a different they said a *s picture but not extensive pathology should be ad eee This is an ray of another slate worker showing quite ee . stages design a bit of shadows in the lower portion of the right lung brosis than u . with a few culci^-entions . ommended ( oe - se This is the ray of man who had or has asbestosis His occunation was that of eleaning and restoring the asbestos on pipes in one of our government hospitals He stages would first stage of considered ar Jee ees be Wu. OF had been working at the trade about six years I think and you will see he has fibrosis of both lungs The character of the fibrosis is quite a bit different from that of the gran- This slide come under ti ever the den UCIY ite workers He had disability and the government com- stage but you . PUL pensated him for it dicating that This is a graph showing classification of silicosis The the lung He first classifiention was made in South Africa They started States Gover out classifying their cases as primary and secondary stages and as they learned more about the disease they had to eight years masks He add to this classification They learned that they had a stage earlier than primary and it was called primary which were y ing in the sua Rey ov ee * we& e 212 oe which position he held until 1919. He then entered the em- ployment of the United States Public Health Service as a member of the Staff of Service Hospital No. 26. at Greenville South Carolina where he remained in service specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis during 1920 and 1921. From 1922-2 inclusive Dr. Russell acted as Assistant Chief of the Tuberculmis Hospital Section of the C. S. Veterans Burenu From 1921 90he was in charge of Held studies us the health of workers in dusty trades for the United States Public Health Service In 1930 he was appointed as official representative of the United States at the International Silicosis Conference at the League of Nations at Johannesburg South Africa of which he acted us Chairman In 1930 he hevame Chief Surgeon of the U. S. Bureau of Mines Dr. Russell has made numerous contributions to medical magazines and has written many reports for the U. 8 Public Health Service covering particularly the field of pulmonary diseases and more specifically those disease'S epe ' resulting from the inhalation of dust . wots ED ee ee 0 Or i 38, bi et Californic Californic Californic Californic Lie> _ . Wise Wise and and alaiklalteikate allikate OE ENE EE OTF ER Hin wre Oy ew i . LIST OF PERSON CERNING ESLF ESLF SYSTEM HEU SION OF WISCI HER 16 17. 1992 Vw Atnifewa ^ ra.l 48 Atkinson ... a Augit ... & Hanyai Dr. M Belknap E.1.1.02 E.1.1.02 Bollia 11. . Berlin Dr. D.S. CC! Biever K Bloomfield I. 11 Britton Dr. Br wnWint E. 38 Clark Dr. W. Irvine W Cottingham D. Cummings ) E. xy Defiluis Lenia =o % Dirkson lis 5 Dobbins Dr. Thin Ki Doe Arthur K Earlywine, J. a C / w coming lawslaws laws in in in 1932 and Ford Dr. W. M =. . - . . . Wnif Wnif to De ws the gep't home home Engar bon gep't Engar Stes to Mwrieten ee ess Ab ce pe aD ems WnSiifre Wnif Wnif the the aan ; ; gep't gep't or: gep't gep't home care care . . sect an ard A eee Arte Engar Engar Engar Engar 2 ; a a | come sg . come bon come come Engar iefehegte! wb SS LS ee : { ? ? 4s . . . a! we i we vey Bee te SmeeBN @ .. .. . > Appendix LIST OF PERSONS WHO ATTENDED CONFERENCE COX- SCEYRSNTIENMG HEE FFLEDCTS OF DUSTS UPON THE RESPIRATORY BEFORE SION OF WISCONSIN THE INDUSTRIAL COMMIS- HER 16-17 H AT CHICAGO CHICAGO ILLINOIS ON NOVEM . ICB at came edical edical edical . . . : i ee ee it a * Now : AndrewsAndrews AArr a a . + Achloor ChicaCghoicago , Chicago IL . Profession Profession Profession Ruines 1402,171 1402,1171 1402,1171 . Lainbermens LainbermeLnainsbermens Lainbermens Casualty Mu- Mu- ; . Cin . Atkinson F . Milwaukee Wish . . es . Liberty Mutual Augst Si untival 1 178ec ee ee ccs . Banyai Dr. A. I. Afilwaukee Wis Physician Camunity MonCtu real Mining Clinie Dinetur Muintale San Belknap L. M.D.211 M.D.211 W. Wis Ave. Medical Director . Glube Milwaukee Wis Cu Bellin ... sd Wauwature Wis . cone cewnes ..Supt ..Supt Muirdule : Chiun Mfg San BerliD.n S. Chicago Dr. Ill Augustine ..... +e ee. Hosp Bl^verE. .Kohler Bloomfield J. ... Kuhler Company Wis ... ... Merh Engineer . - Washington C. ...... we .U.S Public a . Health Service Brittun Dr. J. A. Chiragu III.177 Milical Director Brown Wm ; International Harvester u > ChalmePED ..Milwaukee ..Milwaukee Wis Lawyer ... . os Mfg Co. Clark oe Dr. W. Irvine Worcester Physician Norton age? Company Cottingham M. Kuhler MedicalDirector Kohler Cummings Cummings D. .E... Lake Commpuny me Saranac Aas't Director Saranau Lab DicL. k E. sCohicn ago + . DeBLl ewio s Ni es w York ! Ste eeses ene .... LONGO Equip- Standard IL . seseeeenee ment Co. MilwaukeMilwaukee Wis Dobbins Dr. Thos Kenosha Wis N ^"shMutors Co. ye Dos Arthur B.... .. 825 N. 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