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ItHlmlfUl Hygiene Pigcit December. |qa> 1104 Importance of Chest XH*v Emnlnitioiu, ) The Importance of frequent chest x*hy examinations for detecting lung esnecy men over SO, and of early surgery for anyone with a lung lesion suspected of being can* ere*;,* is emphasised fay findings from Veterans Administration research. More than 70 VA and Armed Forces hospitals pooled information for a study of 000 male patients who underwent surgery for a single nodule in a lung. -- J. Am. Med. Assn. Washington Nr-*, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE STATISTICS ri. HOS Occupational Disease Statistics. (Csses reported to the respective Health Departments.) Conn. Ind. July-Oct. Pa. Oct. - Nov. Total Angiomatosis (retinal) Beryllium poison C srbon tetrachloride poisoning of the Uver Dermatitis Fumes (unidentified) Lead poisoning Pneumoconio sis Pneumoconiosis (suspected) Silicosis Silicosis (suspected) SUico-TB SUlco-TB (fu.peeted) Total. 16* _ u 3* 1 3 -- 7 t1 11 11 26 4S l* 1 13 37 37 44 76 33 2S JL __ 1^ 87 no * Connecticut: Occupational dermatitis due to plants, poison Ivy, 4; occupational dermatitis due to oils and greases (and metal cutting compounds, S; occupational darmatitis due to solvents, ,1; occupational dermatitis due to other chemicals: multiple chemicals 3, synthetic resins or resin (plastic) compounds 2; occupational dermatitis---other: fibcrglas 1, eoaps or detergents 2. * Indiana: Epoxy resins, l: vinyl, I; rust inhibitor, 1 :iS i V f ? COMING EVENTS * ) 1963 1106 Jan. 13-18 Jan. 18 Jan. 20*25 Jan. 21*24 Jan. 24-25 Jan, 28* Feb. Jan. 28*31 American Chemical Society, 143 National Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio American Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, New York, N. Y. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Bsl Harbour, Miami Beach International Symposium on Advances In Gas Chromatography, Houstoa.Tei. 10th Annual Meeting, Wostern Spectroscopy Assoc., AsUomar, Calif. International Research Symposium on Gaa Chromatography, University of California, Los Angeles 16th Annual International Symposium on Modem Methods of Analytical Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La, 1110 I