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MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE oJTbt City Univmity eJNtvYork VtrTH AVtNUI AND IBITH STItKT*N(V YO*A, M.T. IM> April 23, 1973 Dr, Hilton C. Lewlnsohn, MB. Chief Medical Officer Turner Brother* Aabeetos Co. P.O, Box 40 Rochdale, England BCh. Ltd. D1H Dear Hilton: Last October,In Lyon*, Dr. Holnea stated that the Rochdale x-ray* (1906, 1970) were going to be reasseaaed. Can you tell ne whether this ha* yet been done and, if to, what the results were? I'd appreciate thla a good deal; It would.help clarify our current thinking. With van personal regards. Sincerely yours. IJStace Sellkoff, M.D. Professor! NJ VO `5s2i CO 7^ ifCL/KVl Z?r.d f\itytX9lf72 DraX.J.Selli K.t 'nt Dlnal Fifth Awenuo *, .i.< - tori:, 7 IC03) *ool of ?' d lCCth IcI Sear 9r.flelIv.offJ T:.nn< you fcr yoormcttcr dated th* yth 2. Valter locltlioi* has prvi-i-Ocd your ~iieri#e to rc, X.y njuilysls of 10 yer expoouro ?;r;>;;a by Age and sax dletriUiilofi In /fochAio as <&t `A'-t j'we*rd.er#T/70 ecuwoft bo rofkrOed ns toe *s^re ropulstlon upon vhtc.* i cox baaed hi* rejort*. This la \xo for Vv-j a sin reasons, noaelyw (1) nore people havd\oe.o Into the 10 year* sad ever category betfeen XjC<.\ end 1970 xr4 oom of the o;ii'lr&l rrAx .pollution will have left our ctayloy bwt**e*i\yL6-70. . (2) tr.Knox Inform* re Kt ;.e reported on a roup of erti eo&prleln,; &A thoo* who had uorfced in the 'ehodulod areas' of mh* factory for 10 year* end orer alr.oe 1st eaploy on ^OVh Jvne.lvkv, *<*4 were still In our It ousttbor^fcrocbe obrious not atrlotly cocpsrable, you that the populations are vith regard to yeur Attvsytod Atorpnitatlen of Figures 2 and 5 In ry paper, could 1 fruw ycoA^tlontlon to the data which ar.ec4Bpai)iod ay letter of J'\', tou will roe that Jfsy abnonaallty of a type vr.)r-te<! ton&Lustoe exposure occurred In 25 out of Crj abnormal fill* In i>Jl years entsgory* The rexaloiflrf 4C cases hod almom&l not related to exposure Including euch things e/ tuwf'/culAl*, eapnysrcatoue appearnnesa, rib atooxcalitlce, and tvort l^rilofc etc,, etc., Ho X-rcy in this group atrocr to be dIs>.nostlc ^f as teatonIs (See footnote to *atje arun/a Anj ^J uboorscl ill A*nJ. In the Table /oDt..