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> M i December 10, 1934* Dr* 1* J* Lanza, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co*, 1 Madison Avenue, Hew Tork City. Bat PreliatnaTT1 Study of Aebeetog TXist Effects Dear Dr* Lanza: " ' Z bare examined tha galley proof of yours and Dr* ScCocsell's preliminary study. entitled "Effects of theInhalation of Asbestos Dast an the Lungs of Asbestos Markers', which 70U were good enough to send ne with your letter of Decem ber 7th, and hare compared it with the mimeographed pamphlet of which it purports to be a condensation* Confining ay telephone conversation of this afternoon, I am planning to transnit the proof sheets to Mr. Sobart so that he will receive them tomorrow and ban request that he return them to ne not later than Thursd^ with his com ments, after which I shall see that they are promptly transmitted to you* 1 also inquire of tha Baybestos Company whether or not they desire to examine the proof of the article before its final printing and endeavor to persuade them not to Insist upon such an examination. 1 have tha following consents to mako: (1) Conclusion Ho* 1 (galley 14) has omitted a sentence appearing In tha original which, as modified by yon, read as follower 'Clinically, from this study it appeared to be of a ^rpe milder than silicosis'. There is also omitted the first paragraph on page 15 of the original report which reads as follows: During the progress of the study, physicians who were practicing in tha communities where asbestos workers lived, were questioned, and stated that they did not find an un usual amount of tuberculosis among these workers. The contrast between this state of affairs and that found in communities with 0552.78 a silicosis hanard, is noteworti^** ' Both the foregoing observations included la your original report presented an aspect of your survey that wae favorable to the Ipdustay end we should nv* to see them re tained. (3) On galley 14 the word *deathB has been omitted after the phrase "6 of 36*# (4) Conclusion So# 3 (galley' 14) The word *prellainaxy* is Inserted -- to uy slnd unnecessarily " since the entire article ie definitely labelled at the eoomeacesaent as a *preliainaxy" etiufcr# (5) Beferring to the last sentence of the third paragraph oa pago 13 (which is not changed in the galley proof), it seems to ne that some sort of additional phrase or clause is required in order to relate it properly to what baa gone before# As it stands now, it is not entirely clear just what ana la expected to deduce therefrom# Tesy truly yours TBs? CCi !lersraGeorge S# Eobart ZJ1# Tosrhaee S4# Bill jams Vandiver Brown Attorn^ CC2 79