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FILE NAME: Colonial Sugar Refinery (CSR) DATE: 1947 Dec 18 DOC#: CSR014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Perth Dept of Health RE Union Employees Inhaling Asbestos and Talc at Bassendean Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. V* 'yV \ t-Li | ' ^llptronolitan Snnernhosohate and Chemical Works Industrial Union.^. V . / r ~ ---- ------- - of workers - fr^iM UJ 680: Trades Hall, Midland Junction. 18th. December. 1947. Dr. A. King, Department of Public Health,. . 57, Murray Street, ., Perth. Dear Doctor, You will recollect I wrote to you some time \.Y> in connection with having a test made of a number of Super- ' sohate Workers, who were previously attending the Perth ylic Hospital periodically for examination. In your reply you suggested that you would let > know when it would be convenient for these members to attend, I have now had my attention drawn to another ion of the Union's members, namely, those employed at the I>rths Section at Bassendean. These employees' are '-ing asbestos and Talc. The Asbestos produces a rash - irritating - and the Talc Powder, I understand, is injur- to the health. / There are several of these Industries now \ng in the Metropolitan Area, and I am forwarding you 'Yb-V'Ule ' under seoarate cover, of the Products referred to, ,}d '.vrmid be grateful if you could get same analysed to see V there are likely to be any serious results from the eon- .nued use of the Minerals without proper health protection. i. I ` : Trusting you can assist our Organisation in -atter.