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F'2a REV. a.07 E U.S. RUBBER Received UNIROYAL, Inc. 1230________ (Location) URL 02606 Dr. H.D. Glenn 15th Floor, Building The Institute of Industrial Health, The University of Michigan, just released its confidential report to the Occupational Health Committee of the Manufacturing Chemists* Association entitled "Epi demiological Investigation of the Polyvinyl Chloride Industry in Reference to Occupational Acroosteolysis." The over 5,000 subjects of this study were employed by 19 corporations, including 32 plants in the United States and Canada which are involved in the production of PVC resins and/or compounding and fabricating operations involving these resins. MCA will hold a meeting of representatives of these companies on May 6, 1969 to discuss the findings of this study. I will represent UNIROYAL at this meeting. Also, a member of the Institute of Industrial Health will give a paper on this study this month at the annual American Industrial Health Conference, and next month at the annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference, to acquaint the interested scientific communities with the findings. As you are well aware, UNIROYAL was a participant in this study and, fortunately, no cases of acroosteolysis were found among our studied employees. Because no cases of this disease were identified in per sonnel in compounding and fabricating operations, no further PVC health studies or medical surveillance will be undertaken at this time in C, I and P plants. J.H. Wolfsie, M.D. cc: Messrs. J. Anastasio L.J. Healey F.W. Carson - Naugatuck Footwear L.J. Primeau - Mishawaka V. F. Fladeland - Mishawaka H.J. Zimmer -- Mishawaka J.M. Smith - Naugatuck Footwear R.J. Hinchey - Naugatuck Footwear /R.E. Lowell INTERCOMPANY CORRESPONDENCE