Document 50GdnE8BDDjZJ8djYXjoQb9DN
FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML)
DATE: 1987
DOC#: ML166
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trip Report RE Trip to Investigate Occupational Disease at Two Locations in CA
TOI Kr. X.
vod*rd
Mr. Donald . Tll#fna
SUBJCXi port of t r i p to Uwpoo and Polo Tarda
On Koouay Kerch *6, Ht ?*f Voodard, Mr. Hugh Jtoxaoo, Mr. Donald tallafaen ad I a t w ith Dr. Abmna a t tha Call Tornla S tato Daportnant of Baaltb. Dr. bras xpULnod th a t Dr. Halmraon, tha S to tt Haaltb O fflear va i l l rii would not ba pCTaot. Dr* Abrojoa la baad of tha Dirioien of I d o li Kygiana undar vhich ooaa in d u s tria l byfiana o o tlvltlaa* Bt bad with hia Dr. Christina l rt, Dr. Laacb, ad Dr. Btr*h, tb t l a t t a r hooding op tba Tubaroulotia Division o f tba S tata Dopant-
M at of Boolth.
A ita r a b ria f rarlav of tba vbola noartlcn of oeaop%tlotul dioaaoa ot Im p* ana Palo* Tardai, tba subjset of aiunlsus prophylaxia voa w ry Lhorcrathlydiacuaad pro -tad con* Dr. ibraaa f o l t H u t i t would ba aoat doolruhla I f tba
ro ta i to o f tb a aal nal axpariaaota with a ita i ram and dlntouieaoue aarth war# a m ila bla b ifo ra prophylaxis vas vndartekan. Dr. CL&art f o lt th a t I f lusism i propalacela oould ba v a il suparai aad nad, j u r t ic u l ir ly , I f i t could ba c o m i* tad o ith pulmonary Amotion ta s ta , th a t auob ra xmdart* king night pr or a o f Intin* h i a m lua n o t only to isdnatrp 1easily but to indu*t r y g m t n i l j , Tba a ttltu d a o f
ito S ta ta Baaltb Dopartnant sdgkt ba aummd up la. tba atotaaant tb s t thay venld
. / ba lad to too p a n to 1 any raaaaasJbla andacTor and th a t thay would c ira us support
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Vfclla in Sab F rn cia , Mr* Voodcrd, Kr* Xvakaoa and I want to Kadvood
e i ty , want through tba plant and t w l w d a m n b ar of filJu and dlaauaaad tba n b jaat o f . a ad lcal anpandalon In th is p ien ti ' Tba fo llerln day X want to tba
t b l r a r o l t r Of C alifo rn ia capital and e a t with tb a anagar o f tha Badvood City
f ia n t , b la a j o u t a n t , Dr. t s t tba Company P byaidan in JWdvood C ity, and " ' Jfr, lanslrleuea who haj boon tra s tin g ont of tb a Badvood City m pleytaa with
;`aortie*ui.
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Cn tb a arwntug of tba 27th, a t tba in v ita tio n o f Dr. Abman, X attandad a M a tin g o f tba Kortbara C alifornia -n d u rtria l tygiaoa Association vbarw X nad ta lk on tb a f a n o n i topi of pnauaoaonloaaa*
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On Vadntsday, Kayuh ZSth, X vont to Lonpa vbora va had a aarlaa o f d la -
v* anolona w ith Dr. J a d tn o n , Mr. Voatnont, Mr^Z>agga, Mr. Voodard and Mr. Xaakjoa.
I t doralo pad t h t t S r Anda n o n had a nxaabarof raaarratlen a with raap aat to tba
` a d r lo a b lllty o f 1intimai prophylaxis, All tho anglaa o f tbla v a n dlaauaaad baalt
and fo r th and X f a i t th a t by tba U na va hid l o f t , w m I f n o t.a ll o f Dr. Andnmon*
abjection* bad boon raaolrod. Dr' Andaraon ralo ad tba point th a t th a n bad boon e an In a l axpartanutotlon with dlatamoacrua a a rth and Insinua.. Our p o sitio n vaa
th a t snob tseparinno t a t i was adar way and th a t tba Informetio n a m ila b it Cram
a l l aouro aa nada I t soon worthvbil a to tr y altndnas propbylsx i without bavin
to w ait a yr o r possibly two ya&ra fttr tba ra a u lta of tba anlnal partnautn-
tio e vfaiob n ig h t o r night not add n a t a r ld ly to our praaant kaovladgo. Itorlng
ear stay in lampo* va nada t r i p to tba p la n t and X also apant sana tin o with
Sr. Andaraon in th a plant nadieal dapertauaat.
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Od ThareAcy, ti* .'Tth, Hr. Voodart, Hr, Jjoktoa, Mr, t lla f i and I
U d o 1cm* conftrooe v lth Or, Saart la Lo* Anni**. Dr. 3a*rt l*o raiod t u <roo*tloa of th da*i r - b i l l ty of u iia* l xporlsantetloa U fero proeardln*
v lth aiaaJaua prophylaxl* aad oala v# dlaoniaod tala back ad forti for ioo* tla * . Ha raiaod Uu palai th a i I f ih ro m ita of aalaal xparlmnatction vite dixtoJuoaou arth and elarian a vara not c riilc h l t sforo praphylaxt* voa Ugna
th&t l t alghi eroAto o d o trlaan tal la ja l H:.tlon la tho v a t thit aay Inditi d a ti alc&t brin* cu li, -<*4aat altear of Cu eotpr.ni#, v i l e z a U ut hi Inai bui bara iajurad *7 t u tluaUnu. TU fallevia* dtp, Tridoy (i^roh 37th, n btd a ao tU r laag d iaouaion v lth Or, flaart, Oa friday aftoraoen Hr. Tollafaan, Kr. Stooktea and I callad upe Hr. Io*a, a proainont attera y la Lo* Angolo ad l*al ocxuulteat fo r ih* Cr*l Ukaa Cartea Copony, V* roiaod th* pelai th a Or. Saart b*d nudo tad Hr, Ita p t t l i ta hi opinion th a i alnima ttu rtp y had aov Uon u*d fo r a tumbar of yanra la teonaaad* o f la titn e a i tad a* oatovard ffaota bad rro r boaa rportad ad no troubla had ooor triaca a t rainait T U t l aton oh a diatotacacma erte vma t. aiUcaou chini tad ih* A p u la a cioncartiad v*r* adottarla! io protaot tb* hoalib oaa v o li-tela* of
ih Ir aploya aad vra propona* io ia a tito t a prophyltatio troctanat thai p n proal of rala , U dld noi foai th a t ihora vai ny doagor of t u eaapaalo* U iO | chargod v lth n*11janea, Thl a t t i toc an tb# r' * of Kr. Ita ooamod to ralloa Dr. Saart coaaldorably,
0* SatarcUy, tha H a t , Mr* T alltfaao and 1 tla ita d tha pinot of ih Or**t L*koa Cartea Cmpany a i Palo* Tordo vtsara va varo M i by Kr. St u t t e
la ro , a f tl a , janoh of tha m -ltM th a i U d bota dltooaaad la tho proolona
dayo vara frno o tar rala v lth Kr Steakto a .
AJftr ratam ia* ta Lo Ja*!* on latorday otoolag Z hcd eaotter eoa-
araatlao v lth Dr* Doari o ta r tha U lophona. M fa r an Dr. t e t r i In aaoaraod
X f a i t th a i hi tilla d va th a i U voold tory neh IH te tr y ih* alami arra
foephylaal protldod th a i ho dld noi boooM inta l tad la ndioo-l*tl d lfflo o l-
tie a by oo dola*.
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VkLla la Lo ingoi* I av Dr. BatUrford Jofanaioao aad laaaoieh an U
la aov ma o f f ic ia i ooanni ta n t to t u f ia t a Boalth Dapartaoat X f lt th a i l t
oaa aoat adtlaablo to dlaeoM our a i t a n t i v lth hi*. TU ebano am that
ooaar o r l a i a r l t v i l i U breugbt to hla o ffic ia i notioa and IP ha 1 prparad
l t v i l i U e r ta ti? to hi* datata* aad to oora,
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l i hoold U approdataci th at fio r neh oocforooo# va U d vlth th* ta x i ou ptqmle&a&i Mr. Voodard, Mr. Jeohaoa, Kr. tllfsa ad I n*t and therou*bly dlsoaaood tha onrloui op iai con and point* of tio v tht had bota aprood. V*
dld thl* te a d j u t o w ovn thlnklag aad te aak* cariala th a i v# bad not lo f t any
lap o rtan t po*`iln\4t*- ont X hao* teo f O liai aad co do th* th*r* ho *eoapealad m th a t tei* tr i p va* 1--onnaly no cin i aad m ly by itila * dova v lth a l l caaurcd ad thorcnhla* ont a l l t u pointa laooload ooald va rrar hopa to ( t a fa ir i i f r u o f u naniaity m o i a l l t u parti eoncm*d. VoooaoarUy, tharo vonld U
dlvorgont riov npr4 bat X faol t U t thaM dlffraooa* eoa U rooonoilod
o a to p a ra it of a hara onlo* proera*.
the fo li ovia* palata aro* darla* th oouroo of ow r i a i t vteleh vom
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of p a rtic u la r lata rv a t. i r , brvu m ia* tha x attar of tb m portiB ; e i
oecup*Uaa*l diati** H* polatad oot tb a t Ih* lu r vt a ti b a d to cctsjt
acut* *tM iH i u d Ur.t l i vaa d L ffte u lt te lata rp rv t v ith rvapaot to chronie
oeur- tlo e u i dii* *ua ve a o a t coaruaiAf. Ba atld te e t th t ha f e l t v*
vara l a b u tta r pohltlon to u k * *ugctioaa a to how tb* r*ul tloo *i*bt
ba ro-vorcod and tm hopad th*.t v vould g i n bla osa coaatm etlv a c rtU e la n .
L u tar, lo Lo* nf*l**> Kr, Tallofaoo qu 1 dltcutaad tbla juaation v ltb
Mr Iv a . Kr. Ira*
o ra r tha proc aure f o ra tta d tgr Kr. Voodu-o end
Hr. /accooa nd la u h a t Johnc-M undll* *nd ha
th*t ba v i i la caaclata
xraaeMot v ltb l t and tb a t tb a ra vi a co qsaaU oa la bla alita t o t t b t t tb*t
proeabiura mrt tha l * f t l rv o u ira M a t* . Envarar, b# tboa;bt v* houle ir
Mrlou* ooouldntion io eoapiyim; v ltb Dr. brasa* au&aaUoa. Otharvt,
tbay aLcbt o ahaad oa tb alz va la i U tir a dad r*-dm ft tbo ratfuUtloo la a
fora tb a t algbt ba (ulta objeticobla,
Vhlla la S&a f r a n e la , X had a r l a l t vltb Or, Stspord of tba Matro -
p o li Un L ift I a n n a o a Coopany, Or, Shaptrd la tba foraooat puhlie bacJLtb
o th o rlty oa tba Vaat Co*.at. Ba la a frlm d of tba Stata Hanltb O fflcar end ba vaa appaiato a a w a a u lta n t to tha S tila Dapartcant of Kaxlth la a a tta ra of lacrot r i i l fcyfian* by tba Ckrrmraor. Or, Jhithorford lohaatoaa o f Loa locala* haa baso a ia ila riy ppolatad fo r tha aoethara prt of tba S tata, Or, hapard laXoroad a th a t a aav Radicai D iraotor o f tba Stata lad n atrial Comsalos U*4 Juat baoa appolntad, aaaaly, Or. Joba L, B a r r iti fonwrly of San tttaip, Dr. Bardo, abo la tba Couaty Baaltb O fflaar o f Baata Barbar Cernaty , baa jcpraaaad hiadblf la oppodtloa"to altarimm tharnfy. Bovarar, X do oot f*l asy p a rtic u la r apprabacios oo th la aoor and'bara lo f t tbo b a tte r la Dr. Sbopard'a banda vbo baa rtatod ha v i l i ladly ba o f *palati na
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Dr, Saart f a lt tb a t tba litarr-..tar hould'ba aaarrbd ao tb a t tbar*
vasld ba ao poaalbillty o f ovar-looblat aay rafaraoea to alnslaus tban-py or
la b iata prophylod. tb a t a i* b t eoataia aa adrara opinino. la ha a ecs-
p atan t r a te a r * aaalaU nt ao hi* at e f f vfao baa alraody atartod ibi job and
* aoon &a tba prallminaTy pnart ot l t la. Jlsiabad ba v i l i is fo rs sa .
De, Bnurt f a l t tb a t l t vaa daalrabla te koov tb at ilturm In cooMna-
Mi v ltb dlatoaaeaou aortb do* a n i davalop t u i e proporti* *nu tbought
tb a t peaalbly Istravosou* o r p a rltsa a a l lbjtlena actfht datarsi tb la la a
rU t i r a l i , a&ort p*rtod o f tUaa. Tbla v i l i ba dlaaoaiad v ltb Dr, Torvald vary
abortii* -'
. tb* s t i l a r of pslsosary Baaotloe ta a ta la of rary crani Inporune prtrrldad a m Ib Iob* oao ba davlaod tb a t l a ap p llu b l to la d u a trla l vorfc la
a o s tn d la tla rtlQ n to a raaaarob la terateiy 0 ip r ll lOtb Or* Baa&oo, a t ay
raqoaat, caaa'ta Va
to dosostrata a d n le a of bla for a u sa tin e foI -
oaary ftaaU as* Tiara vara vraaant a t th la daaooatraUoa Or. lstara of
Ballavua, ir . *Ur Bbiar,
tba Stata C o^ltt appolntad by tha
Oooaroor te rula a a llla o a la M taa, ad aavor! otbar yarooaa loelcdlac
bara of sy ataff bara. X v i l i mfc a po y an ta raport oo thla a aoos a X
ha fcad abana# to dlaeaa* tba aubjoct v ltb tba otbar paraoaa vho vra praaoat.
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SJMKlXI. Tb* foiluvl a < dotali* aro to N foilovad api
1 . Rapport of Inda t r i a l Cernitalo o Call foro la* 2. D rifting of ra^uJUtlen oa r*porting o f j-n*uaonioa*a,
i l l o u t atten p t ebould b* eaa# te de tixlo* }, folleo-up of experloeatsi v eri la S arcu c. Xf neceotarjr,
r la lU te S an are te fiad oat vbat ;rer*a* la baie* uado and vtu-t r a t a i t : aro arid ant, l rollo*-up aaarth of lite r a tu r a on luolsua*
April 11, 1951
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