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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT annual RSFOF.T ELUTE 1950 Field Terle of the Labcntcr-r af Zndustria! Erriir Surveys cere conducted la the plants of thirty-eight (33) of cur Croup tpolieyholders, affecting thousands of Uetropolitan certificate holders. Tour-thousand sixty firs (4,065) saparat* uv.^m uvrs node la the Alaboratory. These consisted of airborne contaminants, mate rials used la Industrial processes, and biological sate rial. Nary tests vere Bade directly la tha field la order to determine the decree or extent of contamination of gases, solvents, and other airborne contaminants. These art aot included la the shore figure. The following Is a list of sene of the plants surveyed during the past year. Za sany cases, Individual surveys sere node of branches and sub sidiary plants; Republic Steel Corporation Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (District Cffiee, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) National lead Ccnpaay (Titaniun Alloy Divisisn) Armstrong Corn Conpuny Otis Elevator Company Corning Class Conpany North inerlean Aviation Company Onion Carbide and Carbon Conpany Ford Instrument Ccnpany Bauseh and Loch Optical Conpany Universal Foundry Ccnpany Universal Sumdle Company Tour TTbeel Drive Ccnpany licsox Manufacturing Ccnpany Johns Nanvilla Ccnpany Zn addition to plants requiring complete surreys, a maber of Groups cere visited to give advice regarding a banardeus operation or assistance in establishing a radical pro grim, ffhile Dr. NcCcmell vas cn the test Ccast attending the Annual ieeting of the American Medical Assceiaticn, he Tisitsi 00533 -2- one of cur Group policyholders, at the request of Dr. Shepord, to observe their nedical progress and discus ary protiers they say have tad. Travel Credit t The incidental expenses incurred ty our Field aen for travelling eain- tenance in the Field eare ton by the Group policyholders for chon the surreys noe&da. The ancurt reeeirtd during the year froa these policyholders esounted to (6,522.51* Special Irruiri s One thousand four hundred and ninety-fire (1,495) requests for adTiee es health natters cere received during the year. Requests for assistance cane frcr large' and snail industrial fins end local and national health organisa tions. They covered a large variety of subjects. The folioring list rill give sene idea of the nature and variety cf the types of infonaticn requested: Industrial aedieol progress Industrial cursing * Reduction cf high chair experience r Value of air conditioning Effect of fluorescent lighting " Toxicity of roeh cool and glass cool *" Health hacards of Fentachlorphenol and rater eoluhle resins Photographs of third degree taros for use in a brccdur* cnieh eta being prepared by an advertising eoccem for civilians la ease of atonic attack Tesdcity of certain substances used as insect repellents Effect of night cork on health v* Idrisability of using antihls unices in treatneat of eennen cold y Effect of noise on health ^ Physical exoninatiens of enployees and executives Tcjcrity of sodiun diehrenstes Nun her cf hospital beds required in a ccssualty Toxicity of orthodichlorobenoene Toxicity of eeriua fluoride Hospitals in Her Xorh City cith special eye and physical exanirations and diagnoses Value of alunirun therapy in treatrent cf siliecsis y Iriethylene glycol vapor control of colas 0 0 5 o 'J -3 - c Eealth hazards irvelrec in sufeerged axe raiding 'S Substitute for carbon tetrachloride for use as degreaser Health hazards of the electro-plating, polishing, and buffing ^ industry Aero&lated toothpoeder and Its affeet on tooth decay *" Carcinogenic preparations of tars and pitches Lecleal aspects of vacations. Sine# 19J5, the Industrial Eealth Bureau has fcaea surveying plants of a conpany rhieh sarufactures cork and lincleua products vith branches located all over tha United States. The Bureau has also analyzed all ner substances used is their plants to detc mine eh# ther or not they are hamfclto the health of their anploytes. Sine# that tine, X-rays of the chests of the enployees have been interpreted by the Bureau. It is interesting to note that as a result of the surrey rork and the reccnzendaticna cade, not one see silieesis ease has developed. Hot one of these already shoving evidence of silicosis at the tine of the initial X-ray has sheen any progression. In 1911, a trade unicn of the national printing industry in Nee 7cm asked the industrial Eealth Bureau to unit health surveys of the printing plants in their association to ascertain vhether cr not a health hazard existed in the offset spray process. This ras dene and a standard set for the non-offset spray naterials. Since that tine a large nmber cf the plants aerd in to the Uetrcpolitan an analysis cf the satcrials to be used in the offset spray and the Industrial Health Bureau decides whether or not any of tha ingredients eould be a health hazard. If tha spray seasurts up to the group's standards, a label is affixed testifying that it has been ' ipprcvec." in article in a recent issue of "hrsrican ?ressnzn* states that since this plan has beer, put into effect, ecnplilnts of injurious effects cn rsrhner. in plants r.-.ere the Croup1 s nate rial are used have progressively decreased. 00540 4 In addition to requests for idTie* on cotters dealing tith Industrial Hygiene, tie Publication Division ma tie Coordination end Advertising Divloion referred to the Industrial Health Bureau ell letters requesting nedical tdriee riiei cannot be answered by sending a booklet. Ties* requests cane frsn every State in tie United States and cany foreign countries, as a result of our radio and caguslss publicity. Representatives free health organizations of foreign countries also cane to tie Bureau for advice during 1933. Visitor; cane free France, Curacao, Canada, Korea?, Seeder, Switzerland, and Greece. T-nv Interpretation Tie Bureau his continued to interpret x-rays of thj chests of enyleyees of Group policyholders. -- Liter_ture Ti.ent7-four thousand seven hundred and ninety too (24,792) copis of cur health. puili;_ti;r.s, both gensr_l na inau;trial osrs sent on request. It*--/ aenti a list of the nines cf non-policyholder industrial fi--s requesting literature is sent to the Group Sales Research Section for folio'-uo. 4*e4 Durtsj ti* cczpUU nriiizzs rtr* ni< if tfc fsilorir.j rmmmm Air Conditions and tie Ccrfort of Toriers Methods cf Testing and Protecting Syesight in Industry (Cr. Press) 00541 *g c ?iTta_l revisions of t:: inHor-in; boohlsts cers ZL.it: Health Protection in TTeliin; First lid. fir. iieCsmocll rivierai the Personnel huniboslf ta *be published by the f. Press Certtry, Her Ter':. He is a neubsr of tas Board of Consulting Editors. Ef hiso contributed a chapter on deeoaprsssisn sielrocsa for tbs Serek lianal.* Durir.; the yi-r, aioisrj ca' the *~T." attended 22 cntio;s and jit* sddrssses fct sane of these, 1.*., Dr. McConnell took part in e ynel Discus sion on Pueunor.cecuiosis at tbs Postgraduate C.urse in Puuuesarv Diseases end Their delation to luylsyusr.t. This tas sponsored by the iserican Trudeau C Society in cooperation rita tae Drivers!ty cf Pittiburyh School of ledicir.e . and Graduate School of ?'abli: -ia.`a and the Industrial Syjiene Foundation of inerica, Inc., at Pittsburgh, Pa. It ths 2Crth Innual Greater her Tori Society Ccnrention end Exposition in Ken Ter'a City, Dr. iicComtll *tv a tali: on "The Brie of the Kurse in Detecting Etilth aiiards." ilr. Febnel taen c17* e dcnonstratirn of techniques used tn deiemire certain health hnnards. Lr. Fehnel ns tlso one of the participants in t panel discussion on *Chenioal Phases of Itcospherie Conta-.lnation.* Ir. Fecnel attended the atetin; of ths inoriean Petroled Institute. The subject of the discussion ns the N'er Tori State Code cn stnosnheric pollution, sulukur-disoids due t* the sulphur ecntsuni, ana solid end liquid fusls. L 0054 .V c C L Zz--i Centers of tie Bureau rere tsied to secre cn the fcllorla^ rer eczaitttee: Ur. keC enroll accepted *a iarit.tion to he cone . renter of tie Headc-carters Cecaittee aai tie -ditorial Conaittee _cf..the.>.cerlcan isjceiaticn cf Industrial Phasiclias and Surjecas. Se also accepted an iaritatica to serre as tie Letropolitaa represeatatire / ca tie Z4 (S_fety Code foVr Industrial Soni tatica) C, ,c=_ltt*e of tie icerieaa Standards Xcsociatien and oj eleetad Chtlraxa of tie Cccaittee. Or. OeCear.ell accepted tie position of Section f.eprescr.tatiTt on thr *rtrienr. Public Healii issceiatica Kcnlnatln^ Ccn_litee for Csvcraiap Ccuacil L'enhtrs cf tie Industrial S/jieac Section for tic pear 1910. Or. ieCcarell aecejted an iavitatica to serre as one of tie Uedieal id7i:ers to tie Cc=_ittec cn tae Code cf liairur P.ecudrereats for Ccafort Air Ccaiiticrirp cf tie aaericta society cf Heating and Veatilttiaj Iaj,ia^:rs. Dr. ieCcnnell accepted a reruert to serre ca an Idriicry Ccanittee to consider a proposed rerlsica of an enistin^ Indurtri-- Code f.uie Ko. 1_ cf tic Hit. Tori .cU*.t deportaert of later entitled "iulec f.elatin; t: tic Control cf Ducts, Casec, and Puaes." lir. Peiael accented on irritation to senre on its Irran^e-ents Comities for tie. 1951 /.mud le-.tirj cf latrieor. Iaauotri_l Krtimc imoci-tion, ciici rill bs held ia itlartic City duria; tie r.eei of April il - 25, 1951, iaclurir-. Ur. Peiael ras elected Chodman cf tie Inauoiri_l Kycicae Seetioa cf tie Incricon puilie ie_lti isooci-tior.. Tie Industrial HtulVs 5ur:-u itli oa euli'oit _t it. iar.ual 'Jeetinj cf the iasiican iiAOciotica of Industrial ilvil:----3 and iurjesr.r. in Chicnjc ir. April. Thii --i a display sastria; Iauu;tri_l ledio-I, I/orsl-.j, arc Safety Perries: v0 tircajh tis Health ao .elfhr; Iirlsicr. o. ---a- ;+ . ..j iitt-r-tcrc fer industrial payed:--s or.i nurses acre distributed. 005-3.1 7 c Ti.s Burta- iiso dsrcr.ttr.tai erui^ssr.t usai i= dterzi:ii: tzzzriz it tr.: csn-ra.-itian o* xii^irs Ueld ir. the z--t Tt'zr-at/. 7h* Ocijar Ci-<z:t.*, tis lsr.a.:iia 3*tcct:r, # Vip;r Stttttrr jsi satttir ~ ecllecti.:.- 4a;t sa=,1:s rsrs de Attached sj- a fa" oS sc7 letter: ex_reiiiz^, tir sert L-.i t;! rerrt.ee rtauind. c L