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r iHouim July 26, 19U fir, K. L. Burnette Assistant Secretory Ctatiiu He&d Office I I Tru rill recall or your last visit I discussed with you the problem 9f tuberculosis it Butford, Since thct tine I here nee'e further investigation of the prsllec sad It would eeem to be worth fMli for mc to rieit Thetford with wtn to flrst-haae obeervatloa of the situetirui there. Several industrial hygiene surveys here bwen cade at Johnron'.* fiat Ir. pcet yeui. The first war la June 1930 whaa Or. lease was wt-.driar the asbestos industry, Another study was cede Is Parch 1931. it thst tlce T?r- high dust Counts were found la Johnson's fine, torkers were very esrelesf about expederating oa the floors; drinking water wee supplied la buekctr; eocxcc drinking cups were used, l amber of reoocwendstione werr cede to Improve fer.erel workiag eoaditioas of' this alas. Bo subsequent study has been made. Adjacent to Johaaon'l Itiae is Bell bines, tiei t "roup policyholder. Se hate cade a eoanarlaon of their mor tality rite* ower the last for* years, and the following table eh owe the difference is eortallt*. TV 1* hey not be statistically significant but wo,ld oes t-> warrsnt furthsr investigation, both of Bell and Johnson's Kisea. Although fir. tar.ea had crneludod fret. hia asbestos study that tu'.-ereulosls was sot aa exrvciad complication free this disease, la rie of this experience is .Tohnsos!s Claes I felt warranted ia writing to Or, Gardner in tarasar to find out what hia present opinion ia. Be has cade asce recast studies, both lu Quebec and is Ksrth Carolina of thia possible relationship sad t e pcstmcrten evidence indicates, in his opinion, thet arbertosi* docs nd predispose--like silicosis--to tuberculosis. How ever. he thvurht that comparative msrtAiit;.-and morbidity studies of tuber culosis and ebestol* ir. Thetforc ead other cecsaaities 1* Quebec and other nroviaeer would be very worth el.ile, following a triu to Quebec last week, be bar Just written ce that, la hia opinion, the outstanding feature is Tbstford la not asbcstosls tut tuberculosis. i I Since Bill Behatl is planning a trip to Caaade also, I thought 7 could plan to go at the.sane tlaa. This we expect will be the week of fepteaber 11th. Bill Barrett is arranging, through ttr. Berry; to get invitations for us t- visit Johnson's end ball e'inas. There are soae other iadustriU beslth eontaete that hr. Berry seeas to think it weald bo desirable for us to ante also. 8lace this probloc la Thetford appears to be largely one of tuberculosis. It would seas ts be 4 fertile field for the Canadian Tuberculoair Association and public health agencies in Caaade, Z would be inter ested In meeting the people that you think would bare an interest ia this preblew, both ia the Province end ia the Donlaioa. If they are Interested in making aa attack oa the erorlea, we night be ha position to give then soae technical and statistical help and perhaps promote the interest of aaaegeaent ia this disease, Za view of this pending trip, other activities or points of ) (\ laterert In relit; on to our lelfare eerie say occur to you an pertincut fat ue to look at together* George t. fheetley, S.S. Aeslflant Uedicbl Streeter