Document Z4N1kNeKzn0nevpBG72YL5orZ

FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1947 Jan 21 DOC#: ML071 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes of Meeting Held to Receive and Discuss Report of Dr. Lanza RE the Status of Diatomaceous Earth Dust Experiments January 17, 1947. Dr. A. J. Lanza, Associate Medical Director, Metropolitan Life Ins. Company, One Madison Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. Dear Doctor Lanza: Ir^ response to yours of January 13 about the matEer xhlch you found at Saranac, suppose you have it sent on to me and I will see whether it will be possible for me to undertake to put it in publishable form. With best personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, KML:kbp. C Kenneth M. Lynch, M. D. Dean. Muuni or x o i d b i e d /h u h t ti m r ii anu m 9 9 m B 8 to n a r a s pisaros ixposs of a. a* j, u i u n. m tfiiot or mfCNioioui xian sos* xzTxuxsm, jt smafiDs o ni xxam blep fo m iaijuub lbqbaskxt J Tresomt verat .' .* A . i . Imam 1 . V. Loa A* X . Flahar 1 t a < - Jf. '*" a ' T. k m 1. V. lita 7 X. A nstraac X. I Jasksem 7 X. lia litan 4 . ? . V aeiari ' ' K r. V eotari la r r a i as ehalraaa a f tha a e e tla f. i " \ .. y) * *he i M t l i i u o l l i t U t r i n ik r il/ a ft s r S ?dU I A4 i T ieh er'e o ffic e . i f t a k a i k m preparad. tha M i t i n i r U a r l l j k s r l i i Vh i ca lla d f r tha jv p iM a f W rU ig a report V *** 4 J# Lana, a f tha Xetrepelltam L lfa Xmsaraaee Coapuj* aa-- e r lila c tha prsesmt atataa a f tha q a ria a it v ith ilateaaeecas aarth a t th a laraaae abaratar?. Cha ehalraaa t l i p n i a i v lth a rs rla v a f tha ln ia s tr la l hyxlene problema a t Leopea vhlah h a i h a n oorerei la a prarlons aeetlac a i ia r lt e i I r , Lamia ta g ire a rapert a f tha ftm fem atleavhlsh ha hai fatharad aa hla raaaat tr lp ta tha laraaae lah arater?. Sr. lamia rapartat that Aarlac hia raovxt Tialt at faramaa ha hai hai aaaan ta all tla memoranda ami matea laft V tha lata Br. Oarinar* ami ha hai talkai vlth praetlaall? rer/bol? thara ha aa comearme* vltt tha vaik. Tartanate!?* Ar. larimar hai hai a ar7 apata secretar? tmt nmfertmnatel? aha hai verted far hlm eal? apprsxlmatelj ama ?oar tafara ha ilai. Vhila har va kmevledce af tha ssparlmemts ili aat fa taofc kymi that jaar aha ili har at har fincar tipa orx?thlac that hai ha?pama* imrlmc tha jaar aai sha aa alas atla ta prarlia fram tha fllaa smtstamtlal Informtica la aammaetlam vlth earller arparlaamts vlth asbestos. . y ' Irldentl?, fer Carinar hai plaamai te taima a eaaprahamslTa artilla m Astaetaef 11 offset m amlmals its affaat am timan talaca: aa val aa relatei rasaareh prebleaw, praimatlam preblems, tha aamtral af inat Im ilffarant klnis af laimitrlnl planta. ata* Ba hai praetleall? flmlshai tha part af hla repert iaallac vlth tha affaat af aataataa iut am liman tainci aai hai amnatatai tha rest af lt maklnf matas and eemaamts. Ar* Lamia rata ta ftr. Isnnath Zjmeh at tha Metical Sehaal la Oharlastam 1.0. vha hai team aaeoclmted vlth tha lata fir. Carinar and hineelf a a lat af tha sari? *A a aataataa caas, Inferaai hla af tha sltmatlem as ha hai femni lt at laraaae, aai ai far as hala* atla ta prarlia "sneoth coplas* vas eomcarmai tali hlm lt hai team arraafii ta hara tha lata Br* Carinar'a saaratar? malee tha macanar? oeplei aai farvari tha*. (Incldevtall? tha Trastees af tha frutean Sanaterlnm aai Tenmdatlem aatharliai Ar. laman ta effer Ar. Xjieh a faa af $500 ta pmt tha material Im arder.) >41 Hr. Vood&ri mutil that tha mlmtk eaN, heaerer, hat tvwi nt fdt* elmea it (rilopii that tka Udlrldnal Isralraftv m reportad ta bar* kad lu| ohaafas ul patholacleal dhaaces vhlok had met kaam feamd im tka athar alckt. *r. I rtiimUo that wj , wry fsv iMtki arar bar* rareliad fra Aotoatoala aa ti. la referred ia iba larga nabar af aaaaa hleh ba bad fallavad through, jaara ago, aad hleh allegedly bad baa* anaad by iba iabalatlaa af aabaaiaa daai, M la 11 af vh&eb ba bad faaad iba ladlrldsale bad baa* effected V Hbtr dlaaaaaa. neb aa eaacor, Bright1 dloaaac, tmhorealoolo, ate., aad aaaa bad diad fraa Aabaataala uaeosplieatod bar eeaatblag alaa. cttisg back ba Iba progress af iba esperlaaata ai iba faraaaa Laboratory, hi aald iba vaxk la golag flaag I* good shape a* arariMy'i projects, aa far aa iba grand weak la ooaecrsad. fhc iaebalalaa ba baa Charge af bba Aaablag af cainls la n. traaaly atabla aad probably iba agoal af aagbedy ba ba find ia iba felted ftatoe. fbara baa bon aa lei-ay la the Caaiiag of iba aalaala, aad aliar iba cxyarlant bare ben m fbk bba rogalrod laagib af time, iba aalaala aro killed aad their taaalia aaeiiaaad far .iaaia* Severer bba eercieee af a* expert yaibologlai are accessary ba tateryret bba fladlage, aad ihai takes il*a. b. Lease y*li a gloviag trltota ba Ir 1 V Packard aba la me* daiiag Blreeter af bba Poudatle* be* ba doaarlbad aa *a vary aa*a aolld ladlrldoal ba ,aaraT recks bba boat'", they bad bad a ary eaupetest yaibologlai ai Baraaae by iba aaaa efleraall. *Ug iba war ba bad goma taba iba sarria aad bad fiaally nargad aa bead af roaaarab far iba Vary. Sr. Laata ndaraiaod ibai ba vaa golag ba bacon a yexaaaamt nabar af iho lailoaal leaoareh Osuaall* Bervald bad gaaa y ba faraaaa a* /anary lTbb* aad aa aiill ibaro. Or* Packard hoped ba persuado bia ia rama bia dables ibera vftbb `a ilila af dirociar la obargo af bba laboratory* If ba daaa erne af bia Job will ba ba taekl bba traeadeua backlog af yabbolaglcal aaiarlal aad lataxyrai lb* _v iaaibar aav aaa bad arrived ba vexk la iba laboratory, ai iba aaaa bisa ihai fr# Tinao riolied ibera* aad ba, ia la aagagad a* iba eatrial. Jlihoagh they bare a a m af good, report aa* la iba Laboratory ai this tima-- n a ba thoroughly kao* hav ia da ihe jV-- savertheless ba* ibay ara through* ibair yari af iba jab la flalahed aad ibey aa* ga n farther. The eo-ardlaatiag bead la bat la alaaiag. If Or* Bervald eneeate ia reren bia ark li ill m w * lai af bin aad trouble ibai vaald ba lxrelred I* arlomtlag a aav aaa* Prlaarily, iba yroblaa aav la aaa af gaitlag eregkt y a* tba lag, backlog af ark aad that la gelag ia bake eaaaldarabla bln* Kr brava Impaired of Sr* Laasa vhathar ha* apeaklag abni bba Caatlag af nlaala, ba rafarrad ba daatlag vibb aabaabaa ar vlbb dlatnacotua earth. Sr* Lamia aaavarad that ,ba aaaat dlatoaaeooua aarbb. * Za ooaaoetiem vlbb bba axparlante ab faraaaa vlbb dlatosaeecnu aarbb* Sr* Lease aald ba bad fosad bba aabaa la Sr* fardaer'a haavritlag, apparaatly latoadod far a rnarb ba John Kaarllla* Sr* Iain oaylad bbla aattrial aad brought lb aloag vlbb bia* la read bba eeyy, aa fallaval Qa looklag through bba aaias aad raaarda af hr* flardaar 1 fiat that ban vara 11 dlffarask eerie af eaperiaaata aa axyoriaoatal aalaala valag diebomaeoeuo earths these laeludod exporlaeats vlbb erada ar rav aarbb ' ealolaod aarbb aad flazod aalolaa* Seatlag dlatoaaeooua aarbb ba 1710 degree# 7* farsa fro# oillea vlbb larorolom ia axyaiaballia. If saris U yraaaai* there la laroraloa ia trydialto aad axyaiaballia* layerinato vlbb iba aalaiaad aarbb barbad aa Pehraary 7, 1MB with 100 galaaa yigo vlbb 80 aere yrajaeiad vlbb a vlav be repplaaeai bba lafaraailea aa rav aarbb* After rioItlag Looped Or Oarlaar raallaod that bba laraatlgatloaa vevld mood ba ba aere axtaaaira bhaa originally ooatsplatod* i mneei -'p'h i t * $ * 134?E if h * Urs $;Ssf HKsH iHil E p E | r r r & j l S s mH iffel tfhi* inZit*t ? I Ir J Unit n;\ H i- :tS li!?! l!i is* $ 1 3." F r i i'h5 !Ui?l Xr. llie a ta a t ala refarrad t# a provieni r if M it ha hai. s a ia , that Br# Lamia ahaak, l f peoolble, a t Saraaaa am th Smetta exparlmamte v lth a amarla a f ilatemaeeae* aarth vhleh h a i M ia fra * tha Oarhart la fra a ta rla a , vhleh v a i fa v a i ta aaatala a h x y ite b lllte , ami vhleh h ai p ra ia ea i tha ra alta that h ai laflmameai Or* Oardaar'i th iak la . laap at haa ahlppai ta rm i paviara ta Oarhart, hot haa varar ahippai fla x a d ea leia a i m atarlal ta tham, ami InaB eh aa va h ai varar aaaa tha p artlan lar aw p la a f m atarlal la vhleh B r. Oardmer f lr a t ia ta e ta i e h r jo te h lllt* , Xr. Slaambaat f a l t l t vaa a f ta taraat ta iataralm a tha aaoroa ami a r is ta a f that aaapla. fh la proaptai hia laqnlX7 ma ta vhether Br haaa h a i fammi aap rafaramea ta l t k tha la ta B r, Gartaar** metea. Br. lamia fatai that hila ha hai aat team able ta maka a ahaak am thla t--yTv ha thamcht lf vanii aat ha ilfflenlt far aapeme ta ahtalm tha teelrei lmf*ftld* hf vrltla ta Saramao, aa thay prttaUj eenli provile lt trm tha rener thp kM| thara af mubera aerarla tha iiffaraat taplaa maai lm asportante. uC *r. trova expreeoad iaaht that Br. ariaar hai aarrlai aa aaJ iaatlmc inrpirlawt vitti tha impla lm aeotlem. tha ''Oarhart11 aaapla hai tram hla tha alma aai, lm fallavta mp that alma, he hai amalprnai teme Zaapaa flazai ealeiaai material aai fornai a htaatlai permeata* af ShrjratehUlte lm lt. la kmev, vham ha fammi tarlai vlth thla pereeatae af ehrfotahlllta, that ha hai m "hai meter*. Xr. Iloaahaat eemtemiai, hevover that tha Oarhart matarlal-- ta vhleh m aam'o laath hai haom attrlhmtai, aomli bara haaa a preimot af iiffaraat prapartlaa trm Xrfle, ar tha perorata# af ehrpotabilita lt aamtalmai mlht har haam reatar tbam lm Xffla, avi far hla raaaam ha ballerai lt Impartaat ta trp ta aotabllah tha aamraa aai erllm af tha Oarhart avvia. Sa far aa Lonpec matarlal vaa oornoamai, Xr. ttaaabaat tborht lt ahemli ba aatah- llahai vhatbar ar aat tha pbgralalalaal affaat la eaaaai bgr tha partala alia af tha imat lahaleS, ar bjr tha ehamleal fra mp af tha matarlal* ._ . Br. Lamia aboarrai that tha aahaataa prataet preimoea tha affaat aarnhamleaUp. Vlth material# that ara ahamleally aatIra, havarar, ha aali tha flamr thop ara# tha aera aatIr# thay ara. Ila lapreaelam vae that fha tettale! at Saraaaa takee tha ^fla paviar Jmat aa ha raeeirea lt tram Limpia (vhleh la tha ranlar eaimrelil raia), ami that lt haa maay partala alata lm lt. la pmleei, havarar, ta vrlta ta Sarama# ami tafmlra vhathar lt vaa maai Jut ma lt ama reeelrei, ar mhathar mp affart hai haam vaia ta parate lt mai ma# iiffaraat partala aiata lm tha lattimi experlmoata. la addai, that ha ballerei tha tha1elw vomii reatina!? iataralma vhat tha rara# partirte aiiaa vara* Ballai vaa aspraaaai, hevarar, that tha ietanima*lem af aaah faata vaali hmrm ma " affaat lm ehanlm tha laimatrlml by*ie prati at Tmpii ar tha experlaomta M k vaia at Sarama#, lath fina aai amara# tarlala ara larelvei im tha prehlem affaatla Impa, aai lt vaa falt that aa fmrthar ttea mai ha laat lm anime ta a daeliloa u ta vhat at ha dame ta amtraTtha aat altaatlem at that plamt. Before laa rla tha maatia, B r. Lamn a ffe r a i h la aarrleaa lm aaqp eapaclty v h ila a tha Vaat Oaaat ta rla tha aaxt famr momtha. Ba v a i t a fa n a i a f tha rampai?1* d lra ta aaaa a cenpotaat T tlla tla m ttlm eer a t Lompaa. He l i he v a a li kaap th la la a la i ami le t I r . ie a b a a t kaav l f ha a a a marea* appllcamt nhm ha eam li r##- marni. hhea aeatloa vai made ef the text 'book vhleh will deal vitk "Silicosis", aed aa vhleh Sr* Jehasea, a# laa Aageles, la presently U M t d la writlag, Dr. Lassa stated that ha knew Sr* Johnses vail aad doubtless veald disease vlth him, at Las Angeles, his reseat request that ve provide far the hook any aatarlal aa dlataaaoaaas earth vhlah va kaav to ha soaad. Mr. Srova aoggastad ta hr, Laasa that, should ha hare oeeaslea te talk vlth Or* Seart la Las iageles, ha night vaat ta disease vlth hla a reeeat report he had Bade ef a ease where ha haliered dlataeaeeeas earth had had the effeet af retarding, er seallag aff, the progress ef tvherealosls la a eartala ladlrldmal vhe, if he had haaa m ordinary aasa, veald here died at a eaeh earlier data thaa he did* Hr. laa sali he hepad Sr. Laasa veald visit Leapee darlag hla visit ta this Tail Osast. Sr* Laasa assured hla that he expseted te; aad Xr. Tlshar saggastad that, shea hi visits the pleat, he alt leva aad talk ever lalaatrlel hygiene setters personally vlth Hr. Westmont, rather thaa vlth a grsap ef five er six people. Xr. Ifeatseat, he said, had a aere latlaata aad thorough knowledge aad aaderstaadlag of the vhe&e prehlos vhlah he eeald hatter impart la a eeaversatlea aleae vlth Sr. lassa thaa . ha eeald If a larger gresp vara sailed la. Sr. lassa asked Mr. llsoahast ta lafera Hr. Vestaeat that he probably veald visit Laapee soaetlae darlag the latter part ef Vehrvarp. Xr. Voedard aaeared Sr. Laasa that all these preseat fait fait# relieved ever the aetas ha had haaa able te ehtala free Sr. Gardner'e files, as vail as the report he had aada aa the experlaemts la progress at laraaae, far It ev sat ed spparaat that the eeapaay veald get praetleallp all that it veald have get had Sr, dardasr set died, except, af eaarsa, his ova expert latorpretatlea af the aspaiiaasts.  o oea. s 9i July 22, 1947 ta* ntl * m orami i _ .h 1 va a Try Mica Latrr-jrti l a rd.' rj your xuacrm c^ia n p r c j lb * 709* 1- WJLlty o f o r tln g cu t a plan irtir o s y Cr. t a n t * w i ll o o ap lai t a ont U n t Sir. ordaar bad ta r ta d oa tha *o b < t 0/ la boato la n el anlo l a ao la U i banda at Dr. l a s s a . T t l a M t lg portar.t U -at son fa c c e : 1 data b p raso atad aa tM a aubjcrt b fa r Usa froc-f.an adlia doctora dold# ta r i t a on talac th sa ssd r. ai T csdlrar Breva A. X, 7ES2B i DABI BCTORT or tr-- mncw siaafflLHaii Am ih Industrial Infor-- 1 only l, W t tela torvi-- ha* toa -- dar ooctidorctl-- for cloclng. Wo haro no fll ti-- alarlo* Mur-- thon ho utei 2,07 Tialta por orso 7r. Tho ooooo par ihm am i oro 9 ad tte lait, 05. Or. Bornait polatod eut thot - tho Group Murslag figuro oro lov boocooo nqr ploqr-- a loo te Ind-- trial iauna-- aad ahov tho Varo ho Zkteotriol poliogr. -Dr. MoConn.il io nev la Conte ioiting Aobootoo ad it io not kaem -- otter or aot ho hoo sono to Itetford Klnoo. Or. Lonso oold thoro ma o nqr -- pllootod proti la Itetford Via ad ttet te tepod o otudy oould bo aad of Ha anafe, tte lai ooaditloaa la tte on-- 11?, ad ite aurolag orti-- la rolattea te tte-- tei aot tte awrolaf oorrloo loao. Itero oro oororol oont-- dlag foro 1 Ttetford Mia, Or. Cartlor ad hla oliai tte Znduotrlol Co-- 11pian f teloh Or. VIdal, a I.B. spari vith tralalag ai Jhaa Sophia io ilodieol Dirootori tte miau, ad tte pLeyors. Ite ualaao fl thot ite aodlool arrio of tte Zadootrlal Co-- laal-- ad f te oliai uador Dr. Cartlor aro to ooeaarrmtiro ad prora -- lena fra pnoontlag ad gottlag loia. Ih union put proooux -- th Pria Miniator te appaiate* a f-- Itti of mt dottar ad oao BfBr to lnnatlgato olalaa. ite Pria Vinipiar tea pai tte appelt-- o cb ite pojnll of tte Xndoatrial Canaiaal-- witteut tte C-- 1aalante lmotlodgo. Dr. Vidal obJata. 1h Inlng oopolo aro rory ate otoaniod and a Oroup poliayboldora tero oppoolod to tte tetropolita for telp ha tte ladatrial Co-- loateo Tho unten iah t pro-- ttet tnqr aior Ith Toboroalooia tea a oala for ooapoaoattan teoauao te orted la ite aia. Ttejrbllro th aateotoo dosi of tte aia ooium* tte T*B. Dr. fiuzaoii raio te quoatian of pnvidiag T.B. teda, floying ttet iter la 1,000 bod hortago la tha pronrla-- of Quote. Dr. laaaa tote Dr. Garda-- *a ock i Donata ho-- 1 ttet tter ma ao nlattenahip bot**-- T.B. ad Mbattea dai. Obfortuaatel? Dr. Oudur'i d-- teta doloyod tte rosooroh inrmlnd ad tte Itetford Mina leadfcra ara la ooaaiaai toute-lth Dr. Laaaa to oo hat eaa bo doa i got potiti prf teai T.B. aad abbotto* aro soi rolatod. Itero la a foar thai Dr. Vidal --qr te find aad teai te ai-- 121 put la Ite a -- dlool ou ho night te T infuriar aliter. Dr. Burmott oated if ite usi io pari of tte Cattelio pndleaU. Ite T rim Miniator 1 uafrioaily to lntoxaatioaal tono (tte A.F. of L. ad tte C.I.O.) Dr. Burnito raiaod tte quoatioa of harlag Dr. B-- ooa ad Mia Girard go to Itetford Mis - Z- Zt WM igni! to ait Dr* MoCaunalla rwport,to poatpons raising tha quastion o dosing tha aarwiaa, and to bava Mina Girard and Dr. Bansan posions aay riait for tha prstsnt. gfflffi,ssRTKia r w - M s a a Et . jtmstrang aantlaaad a list of aarwiosa for cooaidarstion for closing which Miss avow had praparad. It was agrasd that thasa would not ha cloasd until tbara is an opportunity' for aithsr Mias Snow or Miss Girard to -- a fiald riait. Er. fcurnatta statad it would ha naaasaar? to softaa tha attituda of tha Intamational ideal Company toward tha V.O.I. hafora wa eaa affiliata. Va now bara ona Ursa in Sudbozy which tha Matrapalitan ooploys but wfaloh tha Intomotional Hiokal pmotioally run Sia aakas a low -- bar of risita par yaar baaaaaa se sudi of bar tina is apsut in Coapany baby - clinica, in tabaola, and industry at tho ragoaat of tha Sismational Hiekal Coapany Oi-a*.ubom is to riait in August with Miss Girard. SiHLT STt. MiHII Dr. lurnatta pointad out that tha Blatriot Offica for Sanlt Sta. Maria it in Miohigsn. If wa elosa tha sarrio#, wa shall bara tha problao of daaiding what to do about tba salariad luraa tbara. Mias Show and Mlaa Girard will riait in August. la gran lha Group Diriaian baa approrwd this for closing. Ihrougb a riait Mrs. McCullough aada in ..'BatfUai,..., it was laamad that Mrs. Paradisa had ratlgnad. tha aarvioa is now inaottrs. It wma agraad to loas sarrio# as of Oatohar 1st. THB race T.V.. nr mohtmal tha Dirwotar, ifias Laflaopta.jflannadto rasign In July and Misa Girard was consultad about gatting a suoeasaar. Conaidaration was giran to landing ona of our Bsad Muraos, if naoasaaxy, and Miss Girard postponsd bar rapatiin to bandi# tba situation. Dr. Bumatta raportad that tha fibs1man of tba Board wsa willing to wait and that Mias La Coapftt also bad agraad to wait po that no loan fro* tba Uatropolltan was nasassaxy m jm wwmisaBaL S L fig m to Dr. Bumatta said Misa Girard did not foal that any of our prossnt Suparrisom or Head tlftaa Korsaa in Maatrsal war# raady to undortaka tba Dirwotorahip of tba Montras! 7.H.A. Dr. Bumatta pointad out that wa ham two groups of Suparriaora) ona, tba oliar wonsaiand tha othar, tha y-- gar wo-- sio ara Baod Bursas. Ha ralasd tha quaatlcn of girini than eoauaity organisation harrtrgTnuwii through our staff Institutos. Misa Hanpt awplainad that this prsblan oziato in all of our aarrloas and that tha waxy natura of our work so an inau-- ao company nakss it inpoaaihla to bar# local advisory canaittaas and to ira our Huraaa azparianea in working with Boarda of Dirwatora and woluntaarn in darwloping bodgata and la haring tha a-- kind of eontasta in tha ,ty which an Mads by a V.l.A. It was Buggnstsd that wa night aolset ana or too lursoa with potontialitioo in toms of parsonalily sad ability who night bs glraa aohalarahipa to study adniniatratian and to ham actual fiald azparlanoo in a wall orgnainnd looal V.M.A. It was agraad that this would ba diaouaoad with Miss Girard lator. Dr. Bumatta fsals that our araaa alao nssd hslp in rtaaUng with paraonnal problaaa as many of tha nursing aattsra which ham oona to his attention ainoa Mlaa Aham'a daath harw b m pvtoml quaaUona whioh ha fools tha Losal auparriaora oould ham bandlad - 3- thaaeelvwa. Hist Bsnpt fait there were possibly tao reasons for thiai 1* That the Supervlsora have not been claax aa to thair responsibility and this could be corrected by a nora spaciflo statement In thair job analysis, and 2. That thay have not baaa taught hoa to handla thea. It aaa fait thia would ba a aubjaot for Miaa Girard to handle In Montreal. JOB R t t i n o w c o m a t o r m e t m m l i i i n sopnattaoEs n c e i b b c . Dr. Burnette had takon thia course in Ottawa and fait it waa suitable for workara down to the Teas Captaine lawwl Mta Haupt Mentioned bar reeaat conference with Mr. Bhoadei and Mr. Bruner and the agrwsaent to bare thia couraa given to the Territorial Suparriaora in Deeaaber. Dr. Burnette agreed that Miaa Girard attand thia eeaaioa and froa it decide .whether the couraa aa given by Mr. Bruner should ba repeated for the Montreal Supervisors or ehothor Uisa Girard horaolf could nako tho neoaaaaxy adaptioaa. ifflg fi BBUflMCTWMTOJffP PATCg Dr. Azaatrong brought up tho question of sanding out the letter of July, 1947, In regard to policy nuabera sad data# of issue, Dr. Burnette said ha had aada axraagenents for its distribution in Canada. OT git OiZiBBW TiPii. a TOPP8IP Dr. Burnette reported that this affiliation has boon d o s e d and the Y.O.B. la now doing tho Metropolitan work Dr; Burnette asked how to handla oases which the St Elisabeth V.H.A. had baan carrying and which wore* not finished by tho data of slowing It waa agreed to pay for the necessary oars to finish thwso easts Dr. Burnette raised the seas question in relation to La Tuque where a salaried Nurse will be discontinued at a given date. It was felt in this ease that the Nurse could not be (xatiniisd on tho payroll and that aha would have to help the policyholders sake other arrangaaente for nursing service in the cowrmlty. Director of Nursing Bureau el STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL Linutea of Keating Bald in J I woedani'f OTfio* a UL'*g&gr afternoon Agust 1$47 it at ih* aoatlo Dransa first itortd on tha m m af Slat*? MT-'IHan, o enpXhgrasat eurdudaban feelo17 8 raiuraed tha fila vhteh had boati aant to hi an this o&m and r*<"rf Out first that ha had notad that fran Deptecber, 1944# will Laoaahar 1946 this individual had boon a author lili apandar and that auboo$MBt to Hasarlar. 946 ha had beau ineapaeltatod far ` Ir Jaefcson eonflmad the fast that tha osplojpae had haan tron!twted avar aia January! 1917. Dr Lanca docortted that there as a aocuddanfcle portad in adoh tha aqlayae trilli m t hero baa* exposed to sillaa dust arid thoxafora ha vas a little surprised that ha rfwJd leave the Stftbar Kill lneapaelistad Sha history af the ease slowed that prior to et&rtinc work in tha &U>er kill lo eptaobar 19*4 ha had uorkad far tha Coopta? fai* a period of aiht years frost 19)6* Viewin on of the film -r* Lanca reoarked tte.1 ha eauldn'c raderete^ whai had nrt into tils mn** lu^e, but tha ava; distribution throu{ both lvto^ fields looked ika art occupational C4M) yet ou tha oti.or hand it didn't look to hist Ills a typical alllootle file unase it tuts one af the "queer ones* af tdilait tbare have baas quite a few lately Lr, Lassa acid ha will ba intarestad in what arsite has to report after raining the fSla| but ha added *X weald ba inclisad te ohaudt tha passihfiltlea of afleosle In this essa" locking ai tha fils again Dr Lanas painted out that in 1911 they showed nothing wroag tha individual having an avente Dorati dust fids was at the tine ha left tha Ceasct Deputassi enfi nei to wsrk is the flrihher kill fi fila rfurad that ha had a little aara fibrosis than m l ) bat this ia a tonditins to bo found in a Leokiap it another fila Or lama said ha vas unable to understand how tha aaa would got "that m eh allioesls in three yearn* 0*agr 1967)* * added that this fila stomd that tha own "has gol a i m i full af emit..in| if ib It ailleesia ho developed it awfully fast* Us mtrfcsd that his evo es.Henea had haan that people of this race didn't do too vail on allies duet Dr Lanas reeeoaaided so Ala.-; the film to Dr Yarvald, at ararse far his esala*tlor. and report Ho also au^-ested aain to Dr Toxwald certain data froa tha file In questio.j-- epaclfle&lly, Itane 1, 2, ), 4 d 8 (na the sesrcdia frees u d ^ of m 1 1947 Ba aleo suggested oOTdinc a oajcr af Dr Keller's nodlesi report 2 - Dr. Lares inquirod whsfehar Lell:i is sick ddv. nd >jr. Jackson ansverod a/ M #a bul asid ttet i tbo nomnt ha is baek la ib* plant slssnir. rsspirutor*. XV ls en aBsodbllry jSb I ttiieh lu san sit don 'aukegan had nportau orar iba ul> ffeon* thst ha had sao bask to work only on Uood/ A^uat 4 and thsy had no idas hov Ion ha Litat continua vQrtdn rw tensa aqpreaairffehaopinin fehsfefeharsm m H v y tid ^ U da la fehlsasa bofe 4o bao? tha san andar abaaratlon and taixa anethar X-av fila la a aoath or so to asa V.Mihut feham has baso ary ahsnjo i& hit aondltlsn. Ha adiad1 ! doa*i tasar hat ha oauld hsm bom sxxnaod feala a Itattrtp111-- psrhaja hstaragaroous usfe bofe not sillea dust Bofe lt doem'feadd np 4* oa* X ould liba feagafe fwihar suegastions ar a diagnosis f uhat tbay fiad gp afe Sutaai And I aaJld utoh hln 'Sen. aan*t da aaythiac ai fefcisfelaabut aaa if fehlsaoAlUlai is aia feosisar ap nulai Um NM| or ls cfeld to w m , 1 Dr Lanas paintad out gala fehsfeiha fila tafean la l% i didni d m anythlag of * anrioas natura BUbaa-iuact feo fehst tha anpLayss had vorksd in tha tabbar dU. as bis aoooluaian vas fehst tdetavar hsppenod to hla humanad in tha tachar fcilll Both lir.Hits ad Ur Jnakson quosfeloood hla s feashafeher tha oui's axposur polar feo fehst tiae oould hura machad sosa damlopaaiffe at durtac bis aqpl0}3t in tha Hubbar >311 1.a asuld lt hsra Vean in feha primitiva atacas bofors Dactanber 1944 and not pra;ressad aery far until aftar hls la feha Bubber 3117 Dr. Lanas dlaa^rsad with aqr acta conclusin saylng fehst bt had narrar asan auah s thlnc hajyan Dr Lanas is i&jradne an gato; up fea Ssranas an Aaguat 15* o a o- Dr Lares alad raportod an the vrk hieh dr somofeh Ignota has rooa^tl. waylntart froa tha notas and noromnia laft by toa lata Dr aqr U Carinar. Dr Lyatb had ant hln tha raporfe blata ha had orfcad up and Dr Tenas fetaubt lfe oould ba prrsantad se sr. sotitgr, a* n, Srtuaa svport. Ha h-j sant lt on to Dr. Torald ah dAJunao, but lstfeorhad vrltfeot/ haok feoDr* Ljntv Klth s csiboo aqy feo Dr Lanas B*ya, tlmt ha as ralnetaat to pdblish lt boaausa ha is afluid feaOt subsoquant aralepaoats fron Dr OarAnar'a orlenib& ba afevuriioca idth feha aooluaiona tfeiah Dr Carinar arrf.rad afeis tha repoit Just put feacdUtar Hraonallgr Dr tensa dcsditad fehls wnflji ha a bofe MvarVnlasa ba aonoadad fehafeDr Vbnel aa antitla feo bis Opinin Dr YOntald had axprasae feha hopa in hla laifear feo Or Ignaih fehst ha ssuld gafe tha lattsr'a viavpaiht an tha opinlan uhieh ha had misad about not pfcllablng fehis data and ha hapad lt waidd ha possibls *n* tiaa for Dr tpn^i fea eooa wp and aaa hln t Sarmree Ppan raading feha saltan 00x7 Lt Langa fehoujht febleoCfwoi a fftoAOpar> n fhr bin fea tdk to Dr lyneh an feha subjaat aa ha had asilad hln 00 tha talayhona and hd a long feslk vlth hln Ht aug^satsi fehst Dr dpnab aijit ba tale feo go fea dorenaa itaut Jtaguat 15 (dn> Dr tensa 111 ha op U w hr a Trustoaa* noafeiag} Dr Lyneh had asid ha vauld liks to 9 bofe that ha tnnldn't kaow for another dsy r so iethor ha ould ba Arva feo do aa Dr tensa asid that if Dr Lynch ls not tale feonake tha trlp bt Dr Lansa 111 hsva to Hall lt fetarouta itta Dr Voruald" a 3Dr, L r npoiiid brlefly oc derreLojanota oc th *eet Coaet, He i m i & short lettor i*Ich he had reeelred tm a Dr* Qaort* 4 tiie.-iod M a fer hie letter of tal? 17, dtich, he sald9 had errile- jet after Ir nriereoa and he had peci ac afternooc t{^tr.er etaddine tleir propoeed artiele Ce alea told jt Lanca that he had recaived wrltten authoricatlor, fr th Dicalite Coap+nj io 0 abeadj aod he aet* tlooed e stallar autberlsatlon he had reetired trm Mr* 4 P feedard Or Lecca leutod thet th artiele beine vritWft bj Cn, Andereea and sant 111 ba irtr-- 1j ita s i/ asd th statue cf thie set le u U ifb sta q r, Vfoa latrine th cedine* Dr lanca itated thet he rfeuld kssv eaiiy am. eek hether er aot > Lynch HI he ahle te V&sit Dananac* lf he le noe ble te sci acagr et that ttae* Ir lanca rvpeated thet he htaedlf 111 handle il* setter eX th *Aabeaboe Uepert" lth Dr Yoreald and eee if he eao evasive hia deubte* bacante he* Dr* lanca* se ef th opinion that th repori* ae put tocether* ili etaid by liself, lf Ir Yonald ili rae&ee it* fie proslsod te tee? a iniarad of dereleptde huruet 7* 1%7 ecs Vandiver Broun-- 1 /C'- Dr. Anthony J. Lanza, associate medical director of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, retires December 31st from his Metropolitan post after 23 years of association with the company. He is an outstanding leader in the field of industrial hygiene and a recognized authority on silicosis. Upon hiB retirement he will assume full-time duties with the New York University-Bellevue Medical Center as chairman of the Institute of Industrial Medicine and professor of industrial medicine in the College of Medicine. For the past year his services have been loaned by the Metropolitan on a parttime basis to the medical center. His career is marked by service in both World Wars. During World War I he served with distinction in the U.S. Public Health Service, and in World War II he had an outstanding record in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of colonel in the Medical Corps, and receiving a high decoration. Dr. Lanza was born in New York City on March 8, 188L, the son of Manfredi and Clara Hammond Lanza. He received his education in Washington, D. C., where he attended St. John's College and George Washington University, being graduated from the Medical School of the latter institution in 1906. He entered the service of the Metropolitan in January 1926, as an assistant medical director. In conjunction with the late Dr. Wade Wright, he was in charge of the industrial health service of the company's policyholders service bureau. Later he was associated with the welfare division, of which he became executive in charge under Second Vice-President Donald B. Armstrong. Dr. Lanza was appointed associate medical director in February 19^-5 During World War II, Dr. Lanza served for more than two and a half years 2 in the United States Army Medical Corps. His service covered the period from March 12, 19^2, through December 19^+, when he resumed his connection with the Metropolitan. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel less than three months after the Pearl Harbor attack, Dr. Lanza was later promoted to. colonel. He was director of the occupational health division, preventive medicine service, office of the surgeon general. His office had entire charge of industrial hygiene and industrial medical service in all the plants owned and operated by the Army, including Ordnance plants, Chemical Warfare plants, air bases, and ports of embarkation. These Army-operated industrial plants employed at their peak about 900,000 civilians, of whom approximately kO percent were women. In addition, the occupational health division was responsible for and maintained supervision over Army-owned contractor-operated industrial plants. The occupational health division also maintained the Army industrial, hygiene laboratory which was located in the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins university, in Baltimore. This laboratory was under the direction of Colonel Baymond Hussey. The occupational health division was also responsible for the organization of the Armored Forces medical research laboratory at Fort Knox, which was under the direction of Colonel Willard Machie. Dr. Lanza carried out his assignment with such sterling ability that he was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal, which was presented to him in April 19^5 The citation accompanying the presentation of the award reads: "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services from March 19^-2 to December 19^. Colonel Lanza contributed in a high degree to the development of the Army's present industrial health program for civilian workers in Army owned and operated industrial plants. He organized for the Surgeon General a special health service which protects the health of ailmost a million civilian workers in Army industrial plants, thus contributing to the - 3 - uninterrupted flow of munitions. To this task he brought a rich background, of special knowledge and experience, which was applied with energy, intelligence, and wisdom. Largely due to his efforts, the present effective and well-organized program of industrial medicine has been developed, and he thus contributed in a high degree to the success of the Army's program of preventive medicine." Dr. Lanza received the 1 9 ^ William S., Knudsen award for the most significant contribution to the field of industrial medicine. In making the award the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons said that Dr. Lanza was named because of the very large task which he handled so ably during the war in the surgeon general's office. While in the public health service during World War I, Dr. Lanza reorganized the office of industrial hygiene, establishing ten branches in as many cities. He reached the grade of senior surgeon - lieutenant colonel. While in the public health service he had a year of hospital work, for two years was at the tuberculosis sanatorium at Port Stanton, New Mexico. He was detailed for about five years to the United States Bureau of Mines as chief surgeon, organizing their medical service. He made many investigations in matters of ventilation and dust in metal mines, especially in regard to pulmonary dust diseases and tuberculosis. Resigning from the public health service, he became medical director of the Hydraulic Steel Company in Cleveland, Ohio. From there he went to Australia for the international health board of the Rockefeller Foundation, as adviser to the Commonwealth Government in inaugurating the division of industrial hygiene in the Federal Health Department of the Government. After his return in 192h, Dr. Lanza was the executive officer of the National Health Council until 1926. Dr. Lanza is married, has two daughters, and lives at Scarborough, N. Y.  -1* - He is a member of the Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C., and. of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough, Nev York. He is a member also of the following organizations: American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons, and National Tuberculosis Association, New York Academy of Medicine. He serves on the following directorates and committees: Chairman, Council on Industrial Health, and member of Editorial Board, Occupational Medicine, American Medical Association; Committee to Promote Educational Activities Among Medical Examiners, Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors) Chairman, Industrial Medical Committee, and member Board of Trustees, Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America; Chairman, Committee on Industrial Medicine, New York County Medical Society; Board of Directors, New York Tuberculosis and Health Association; Board of Trustees, Trudeau Sanatorium, and Foundation; Medical Advisory Committee, Health and Welfare Fund, United Mine Workers of America. Nov. 28, 19b7 METROPOLITAN UFE INSURANCE CO. Industrial Health Service Helffaro Divipicai A.M.A. lad. Hyg. Found. -- .S. Chamber of Commerce Liaison with Dr. Wheatley Medical organ isation, etc. Stat. -- Cooper-- -- -- ation Mr. with Vane General uperrlsicn et .O. Field coordination Medical organisation Claim Experience, etc. Guidance end Utilisation Group Iiiv. Medical it -- Dir. - P.H.S.B. Risks- Claims- Med.Ear's etc. Library Editorial Unit Kiss Mise Hallock Glatsl Safety Bureau Mr. Cole Mr. Berk Induetrial Accidents Industrial Hygiene Bureau Dr. McConneU(&Asst.T) At Mone Office: Corre spondence Literature Ijrray review Field: Med. Organ. Ventilation Illumination Para. Hygiene Etc. Nursing Bureau Nutrition Bureau Mias Haupt Miss Guilford Misa Striegel Industrial Nursing Mr. Fehnel and assistants Field: Air pollution Dust studies Fumes Gasses, vapors, etc. I>H.Laboratory: Analyses Reports, etc. I f 1.41 i 1 v*?ai hngust 19, 1947 COKFIDgiTLAL I M 2i i I I F r a u J . F . Woodird to: jL. E. H a h e r L. C. Hart Vandiver Brawn, k. ^ C. W. Kits 4 H. U, Jackscn Industrial Hyr 1 Bsport on Sara Dr. Lanza, was In hiuat 18, haring Just returned t u r n Saranac. Ha ay that 00d pro,press has been aads on eoraplling the notes aud dreacing oancl.usl.nns frc* the data which Hr. Gardner had wricad up in connection with asbestos dusting tests at Sarsnee. Dr, Vorwald Is b o w checking these data and arranging to include informa tion developed since Dr. Gardner's death. j It is Dr, Lansa'a opinion that the report on asbestos tests will be I available by Posesft.sr 1, at which ties we and other fire* who eantrlbuted to this wort will hare sn opportunity to reriser it. J, P. tioedard / c I COVFTDKNTIAL NoTSc>r 26, 19d7 i . UiliOEHDUV To: V a n d iver Brown X. 5.- Elaenb&at A. R. F ish e r ^ > I In d u s tr ia l Hygiene - A sbestos Xa M ntionod to you l a s t week when Iran Ssbourln wus h a re , D r. Y or**ld, o f Saran ac, t o ld Dr. L e s s * and tm In P ittsb u rgh th a t the stu d ie s on the e ffe c t# of aabestoe dual are at the top of th e ir p r io r it y l i a t and th a t he hope* the M aterial w ill be fin ish ed by January 1 . T e a ta ria y I ta lk e d v i t h Vorwald and to ld h i o f th e p o e a ih ilit y th a t yvae o f th e l o c a l group* in Quebec adgfat get out a re p o rt in th e sp rin g based on inaderoaCe inform ation th a t would sake the Saranac stu dy o f l i t t l e v a lu e i f I t i s n ' t issu e d soon. He ap p reciated the a erio u an aa s o f th e sit u a t io n and say s th a t everything p o s s ib le v l l 1 be done to com p le t e t h i s work a s planned. cc: L . C. Hart J . P . Woodard A