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Pa Johnsen BABY PRODUCTS COMPANY ~ March 30 1977 RARIN.T J. A C28N 69 TO Distribution SUBJECT WINDSOR REVIEW OF VERMONT MORTALITT STUDY A meeting was held in Dr. Smith's office office on March 22nd to discuss additional background information which had been researched by Mr. Miller with regards to the Vermont Mortality Study In attendance were F. A. Bolden ; G. Hildick G. Lee R. N. Miller J. Rafter V Zeitz 1. Mr. Miller presented data which was outlined in the tables distributed by G. Lee on March 25th These were highlighted by the following facts a some workers are no longer exposures were operating received in mines which b five of the 94 decendents were to the State of Vermont health never rayed records according c State of Vermont ray frequencies were examinations were incomplete very low and ; d the number eligible to 709 far greater in the cohort was than the 405 studied e a large proportion of the cohort worked for only a year f g Vermont Mineral Products Company we don't know what they mined was included but no there were no influenza in the cohort and pneumonia deaths deaths recorded recorded h ray examinations in Vermont were only consistent after 1950 0148355 JNJ 000317813 ^' WINDSOR REVIEW O. MORTALITY STUDY _ VERMONT A r Page 2 i the Waterbury mine was closed in 1927 j the list of deaths attributed to respiratory could be stronglychallenged on the questionable talc exposures other high proportion of smokers dust exposures aN It was decided that criticisms of the study should be discussed as quickly as possible with our consultants is preparation for the forthcoming meeting with NIOSH technique 2. Mr. Zeitz outlined his proposed up the pulmonary changes of the talc technique for worker following He reporterdeporteredporretpoertded that his method of analysis is superior and provides better correlation than the Harvard Regression model He will be obtaining Vermont dust occupation workers data for comparison Mr. Zeitz was requested to furnish a paper which could be reviewed statistically and otherwise for publication 3. The University of Vermont's Morbidity Study proposal was discussed and it was agreed that & would not entertain a study over which it had no control or authority Roger Miller reported that he had undertaken consultancy discussions with the operative Health Information Center fb CC Attendees S. P. Falk D. R. Petterson B. Semple E. West G. Lee :) :) 0148356 JNJ 000317814