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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1943 Mar 13 DOC OC249 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from Leroy Gardner M.D. The Saranac Laboratory WoW a omen omens ee i ~ The Saranac LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF TUBERCULOSIS OF THE EDWARD L. TRUDEAU FOUNDATION Saranac LakE Y March March 13 1943 , . Corning Fibreglas Corporation Onio from your Possible that such In the last group of ray films which we received Company there were several these are all preemployment cases that require comment examinations I imagine is the case in view of the variety of pathological conditions detected R. Scock shows a reaction strongly suggestive of asbestosis although of course I know nothing about the possibility of his previous exposure I do not think he should be accepted for employment tuzor C. Dodson has what is probably a cardiacacrdiac tuzor dition although there Eight be a tuzor doubtedly would be eliminated J. Kaylor shows a very large heart shadow which may be due to disease of this organ in the pericardial section or about it I imagine he must have symptoms which might prevent His doing auch work Z. Davis has a large calcified mass in which may have been due to an old empyema as the film is concerned I see no reason > could not be put to work at most any job C. Donahue shows a well marked exaggeration of left vascular pattern chronic pleurisy over the leftleft left left lung and calcified tubercles He could probably probably probably work in places not exposed to dust Charles Fare shows enough evidence of cardiac volvement to cake his working doubtful in- 01 501 1611 3 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 4312.0 V.lofz V.lofz Mr. Edward C. Ames March 13 1943 Holbert Zella has a millary calcification with with ex- tensive involvement of the lymph nodes at the the root of his lung There is nothing in this condition conditcondition ion which would prevent his employment but I would not put him in any place where there is too auch -dust However someone might try to make capital capital out of his film in case of future litigation . I am not sure whether you want us to comment on these cases but in times when labor is so scarce I realize realize one is undountedly anxious to employ anyone you can safely accept I was pleased to know of the disposition of the two tuberculosis previous cases with active pulmonary tuberculosis Very truly yours Leroy U. Gardner M.D Director 01 501 1612 a PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT +312.0 p Zofz Zofz