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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1931 Feb 28 DOC NMA023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION British Medical Journal - Asbestosis & Silicosis Asbestos ~. CUTTINGS - DURRANT'S PRESS St. Andrew's House 32 to 84 Holborn`Vladuct Holborn`Vladuct and 3 St. Andrew Street Holborn Circus B.C.1 B.C.1 TELEPHOON ITEY 4903 , Ly _ British Medical Journal we . Tavistock Square W.C.I . ~ a Cutting from Issue dated 28 PO a te Asbestosis and Silicosis On February 19th Mr. CLYNES stated that he had received report from the senior medical inspector of factories con- cerning the death of a woman from heart failure following bronchial pneumonia accelerated by asbestosis A draft scheme of compensation for this disease was issued last month with a draft of the proposed medical scheme by which a medical Devard would be set up to deal with all cases of silicosis and asbestosis throughout the country These draft schemes were now under consideration by employers and workers associa- tions and He ed was inapressed by the urgency to reach a final settlement by of the question the end of next mon Replying to Mr. Morley on February 19th Mr. CLYNES said coal that the effects on the lungs of various dusts including dust were being investigated by an expert committee of the Medical Research Council This committee was pursuing various lines of research but the problems were complicated and considerable time m^"st clapse before definite conclusions could be reached In reply to another question Mr. Clynes said that the Various Industries Silicosis Amendment Scheme which amended the definition of " silica rock came into force on February 1st 1