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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1960 Oct 6 DOC CSR198 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Dept of Public Health Perth from Kalgoorlie District Hospital RE High Dust Concentration at Wittenoom & Silicosis Hazard JMcN MKV DISTRICT HOSPITAL KALGOORLIE we eee Date 6th October 1960 Dr. D. D. Letham Physician Public Health Department 57 Murray Street PERTH Dear Dr. Letham The Senior Inspector of Mines has kindly given at Wittenoom Briefly the concentration me a copy of his findings and the underground workings is shocking dust in both the mill lawn outside mill office of The amount of dust falling on the conditions underground in some would not compare favourably with hazard than we Silicosis is probably a much greater gold mines and this probably explains why all the men who have had imagined to have a mixture of sili- developed abnormal chest rays . appear cosis and asbestosis There was little correlation between the read- and the Konimeter The Konimeter ings of the Impinger counts and the Iapinger generally gave much higher total particle too inconsistent to higher fibre counts but the readings were The Inspector suggested that in- give a worthwhile comparison have been the cause and he feels with the Impinger may etxhpaetriietncies a good instrument for use at Wittenoom t The Senior Inspector of Mines has made many and the Mines Department have the recommendations to the Company that the dust hazard is under the Mining Acts to see power hammering the health aspect eradicated It remains for us to keep maintain the sense of urgency required ows but I review of the Wittenoom films w preliminary is too early to commit myself how urgent the problem is It feel that the general picture is worse than ever be a good for their On idea to send information completion of a copy of all the the review I think it would results to the Company Yours faithfully PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 103380