Document 1097aK95eY0YVv9j5o8VzRO0o

FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1959 Dec 4 DOC CSR034 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Australian Blue Asbestos Ltd. RE Lung Damage in Workers at Wittenoom * COPY DISTRICT HOSPITAL 3143 0 4th December 1959 1959 1959 1959 . EluesbestosEluesbestos Eluesbestos Eluesbestos Eluesbestos Itd Itd Itd , Dear Dear Mr. Mr. Mr. Allan Allan , Allan Thank Thank Thank Thank Thank you you you for for your your letter letter examineexamined d often this health of new case exceptions appeared the health excellent of the workers No inferences speci- number number workers workers of workers who who were were were speci- meny were included in whom there was some to expect evidence of industrial chest excluded clinically It is also true to say that a--pearedmuch better than in 1958 and industrial disease was revealed there are a number of workers approxi- However considerable lung damage directly 12 who have suffered All of these cases of Iributable to their work at Wittenoom Industrial chest disease have occured after a relatively short > compared to comparably employedworkers in the mines too > exposure worked in the old Mill and it is much who suffered most exists in the new Mill Although to assess what hazard if any conditions underground appear superficially very good there . been a few unexpected cases of industrial chest disease among workers By and large working conditions conditions conditions conditions conditions but and and andand a particular particular particular particular particular hazard or remedied The I feel which from moved some of the was favourably impressed by the thatthat there is a particular problem has not yet been fully investigated tthe he old to the new Mill has re- A report is being composed for submission to the Public Public Health Commissioner Com is ioner ) ( sgd sgd J.McNulty J.McNulty J.McNulty J.McNulty J.McNulty J.McNulty . M MI IN NE ES S M ME ED DI IC CA AL L OFFO ICF ERFOIFCFEIR CER