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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1961
DOC CSR108
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION CSR & Medical Correspondence RE Health of O.A. Allan Manager of Wittenoom & his Diagnosis of Lung Damage from Asbestos
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Dear Op
16th March 1961
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Packagewshoopenalize
agher
who
The lung function and other tests carried out at the Chest
some damage Hospital confirm that your lungs have sufferedadmage attributable
to the inhalation of asbestos dust and that the
is not
health In fact apart from what can be shown by Ray test~ etc. your health
cannot be considered to be adversely affected
(}a You will appreciate that our
experience of chest disease
caused by asbestos is limited
the various international
experts
She articonliet sdo ay .
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publishing
not seem to know mich more
This lessons
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the value of any advice which I can give
Unfortunately with the mumbers
of men involved in a very few years I shall soon be an expert on the
oad
prognosis course and
of the disease
which I can enlighten you
There are a few salient points on
1 There is no immediate treatment
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Further axposure to asbestos or
insspielcitciaon - that experienced during short
dust must cease other than tripa to the mill and mine
remain although .
3. There is no guarantee that your health will
,
good
with the slight damage that you have suffered I would hope that
there will be no or insignificant deterioration
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chest 4
Annual
rays are advisable and with the passage of time a
more definite opinion can be given
Wittencom I shall be visiting
again after the Mobile Unit
its survey in August - September and look forward to
complete
seeing you
In the
meantime if you wish any further information please write
Kind regards
;
Sgd Jim McNulty CHEST PHYSICIAN
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Dear Mr. Keilister Keilister
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MACQUARIE CHAMBERS
183 MACQUARIE STREET
STONEY
8th May 1961
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Suparintendant above
Following
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letter
to
me
of
the
11th
April
my converz^tinwith you
I
say Kr
concerning
Allan
the
recent visit to Perth in the office of the
Australian Australian Blue Arberton
General
during
Lti St. George's Terrace
breath Mr. Allen is aged 45 years vei,, bs14
active
person
but he compl
of shortness
stone
of
and is u
very
the last two or three yers mostly on
on effort in
up up hills Thin has become wor...e
going stairs and welking
disabling it is a constant
^'raduallyand ilst it is not
h^,zvinosa in the front of his chest complaint There is some
as definite definite in
after effort but he does not regard this
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x m7s oDrf.chJ.antNeekzulrteyqhuaedstseudpplied further clinical notes and the
from somtehat teis who There is no doubt that this man is
of silicoris
or
possibly
arbartosis
but
suffering
I
comtition is giving rise to the
am not convinced
dentee
it is
present symptons
' hes knnoewcleedsgeertoyfftohrehim to be examined by a
For this reason
gen~ ^-al.physician gen~ ^-al.physician condition
possible legal implic of
I made arrangements for Kr Allah to
vulsomtry
nenault Dr.
pHhuynsticoifan37 Ord Street West Perth as being the most
B.A.
helpful This full raibnortthiasscseotoen aosryit Iishave asked Dr. Hunt ta lot me have
available ,
vith you I shall communiente
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Hunt
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seain as soon as I hear from Dr.
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I have now receivel a report from Dr. Bruce Hunt
ae gs.
Perth whose opinion was sought as indicated in
of
8th My 1961.
ry letter to you on the
Accompanying the report is the
Dr. Arthur A. Merritt on a further
opinion expressed by
:
These reports
serios of Ray films of the Chest
\ehe
are had discussed
think
self
explanatory and
Dr.
Hunt
talle
mo
that
the whole problem with the patient and indicated that
he is a very bealthy person spart from being alightly overusirat
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I would like to express appreciation of the
Mr. P. Thomas Superintendent of Australian Blue operation of
and also Dr. J. Nulty of the District
Asbestos Ltd. Parth .
not informed them of Dr. Hunt's
Hospital Kalgoorlie I have
you
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report as my opinien was asked for by
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Yours sincerely -
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H. MAYHARD F^ RINIE
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