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atonal t.uoiirr OUANC c. MINAMO mlfh i.eooFCN ----------- Hobart & Mixard LEFCOUBT BUILDING 1160 HATMOHD BOnjSVABD -EWiaK,.TSW JBKUY p./i rtucvwoNC MAftKCT t ' 9M. IB, 1934* He prellnlnaxT study of Votropolltaa Life insurance Company Sr. TaadlTer Btuhi, Attorney, JofaBOoHawlUo Corporation, 22 3. 40th Stmt, Bow Tort City* Door Xr Breens 2 rthd joist lottor of Decwaber 10th with enoLesores, Ineluding proof of the preliminary study entitled, 3ffeets of tho Inhalation of Asbestos Soot os tho Long* of Aahestoo Torture** X bare carefully examined tho proof and rotors sane. is rooming this proof X hare compared it with tho popor of tho oozM tltlo whloh was proporod tho Zhdsotrlol Health Serrlee of tho Sotsopolltaa about throw years ago*. 1 submit, tho. following, suggestion. (Tor eonroaloneo of roforonoo X here numbered ay ooanoato la rod ponoll la tho margin of tho serosal pages of tho collar proofs)* (1) Gal* 11* At tho ood of tho paragraph whloh dloesooao tho Variables* opos whloh tho pragmas of tho disease lo influenced, tho following ooatoaoo appears* *Xt sight well ho assumed thot similar orlohloo woeId laflsoaoo tho oeesrrooeo of aobeatosls," Too will recoil that' la doollsg with tho Vow Jersey Logtolotlro Comission whloh hoe hod charge of the proposed sew legislation in Vow Jersey whereby silicosis lo to he added to tho Hot of occupational diseases for whloh compensation Is required esdsr tho tome of tho compensation statute, wo hare consistently urged that thoro lo a eahetastlal dlfforoneo between ellleoele aod aohootosls -- both ao to the ollsleal sataze of tho disease and as to tho reasonable probability of its Inoidoncey osd yon will also rsoall that la partlenlar wo have urged that asbsstools ahoeld act at tho present time bo lselndod In tho list of compensation disease#, for tho reason that It Is only within a compentirely recent time that asboetasls has been recognised by the nedioal and scientific profcool one ao a disease -- In fSct one of ear prloelpal dofOsoos in notions against tho eompasy os tho eomaon loo theory of negligence has boos that tho scientific and nodical knowledge has boon lnsnfflelsnt tmtll a rosy recent period to place open tho wooers of plaato or factories tho harden or duty of taking special precautions against tho possible onset of tho disease to their employees* I, therefore, dislike.to hare this report suggest that aabeotool 'Hr. ^hr-dioer Brens* a* of tlM within which it sight develop* or as to the dos igo received by tho lungo* or aa to the quantity of duet* ate* . (2) dal* 11* At tha hottow of this galley I observe that bhore la aat forth la a nota (laatoad of la tha body of tha artlola) tha ' atataaant that appears in tha Report of 1931 relating to tha enlargsooirt of tha partlolaa and tha was of legarlthwAb; (Scop* 7 of Report of 1931). Aa a oattar of cariosity I wonder vhy thia statemnt (which scans to aa qalta lspertant) la pat in a nota inatoad of la tha.body of tha artlola* If tha anthara prafar to hero It la tha fora, of a nota* of eewrse* their Judgment should control* aa It haa aa partiawlar Snaring In anj avast- wpon tha points la which tha company la interacted* . ' * * - ' ' -' r' , _ * ' '1 - ` ' ' . " ' . v"- *'* .' ' ^ - (3) gal* 12* Tha, laat paragraph an thta galley has a ananary r- v , of the dust counts with raapaat to tha several-plants* - Z netlcs that It la atatad that plant S *was wuneeessazlly duaty**r Z understood this' doaa not la any way rafar ta any plant of Jehas-atnvllle..bat T aa wandering whathar tha praprlatar of plant 1.haa-had an opportunity ta revise tha cement* It strikes wa that tha zapart would aorra orary purpose If wa leave out In tha flrat lino tha paragraph on that galley tha warda *vas sanaaaaaarlly dusty"* However* that la a matter with wbloh wa ara indlraotly oonoarnod and' I merely suggest It for aanaldaratla It la tha same empress lea which appaaro In tha Rupert of 1991 at pagw 11* 13, . * -V. .. .. v-"i i. dal* 14* Tha ward *death" should be Inserted aftar tha words d of 3d? ..in tha third paragraph of subtitle "Znsuranes Claim** Tow hsow- already called- attention ta ttir la your letter- wf^loeanbar la tor t- > :7.*/: -t-Jnbrm. 7' . .7- (9) ' gal# 14 wador subtitle Constaslcus** v v'** t. *o* l-- I agroa with yosr awggaatlea In tetter to Br* Lana af Cacowbar 10th that thersr dheuld ba added ta this eonclueloa a atataaant similar to that which appeared (at p* 29} In the Bopart of 1991* namely* *gllaloallyfit Is af a typo alldor than silicosis* -- or* If tha doctors da not want ta make tha statement. In that positive form* It alght ba as follows (so suggested in- yoar latter)t *dl fwlaally fru thin study It appoasrod ta be af a typo wlldtr-than alllaaala#t * If that la. too strong* It night be aat forth aa felleeet *Se far as lndlaatad by tha study* aobaatoaia is of a typo (or appears to ba of a typo} wilder than silicosis*. Tha oxaet wording is. oat lnpartant * ozcapt that Z think it wawld bo doalnbla (if tha doatara ara oatlofiod that such la tha fsst)*. ta haws aaaa expression sonparlng aabsatests with olllooaia and Indicating that than la a real dlffaranaa betwsae tha taw dlooaoaa* so far as sslsntlfls teowladga now tndleataa* Of aaoras^ hare again Z bass In aiai tha probability that the Paw Jersey Camisoles will introduce a bill Jhr< v the Lorlalatwre ei:leh opens In yammry of 1939# and If it la tha policy of Johne*tfatrr 111a to eppooe any bill, that attanptad to inoluda aobostoola* ao cowponaabla It would ba vary helpful to. have an official raport to show that tbers is a substantial dlfferscoa bstwaorr aobostosla and sllleaalst and by tha suae to^oe It would ba trowblasana If as "***/ Vandirer Brawn *3 official report should aepear froo which the conclusion Bight bo - drawn that there la aery little if any difference between the two diseases* aa We* 2* X vnderotsnd that the .statement/to the eardlae enlargement ie correct from a scientific standpoint* and Z do not aee how wo oar oonsletently object to it* Wo* S. I agree that the word "preliminary* ifl euparfloeas* Ww 4. 0. r V ... ;'V v .. . ~ We*9 ' fhie roads the sane aa o page 21 of the Report of 1931 and, hence. It Bay bo a little late to object* Hewsoar* X point oat that ae Wo* 9 now reads the inference Bight be drawn that aebeatoele dees add to the mortality ef taberculoela eases* Bat thstlaferenee dees noTtsem to be Justified frea this etody* I aa wondering If it weald be a Bore aecnrate aclenfltio stataaent If there were ealtted fbea We* 9 the laat three words* te-wlt "ether then tabereal?els"* We* 9* This Is ths ease ae act forth os page 21 of Report of 1931*. with the eseeptloB that the Report of 1931 at the end of ths eontencs has ths words *than free etiles (3102)" end the galley proof hae ths words "than granite daat"* Eero again itmay bo a little late ta erltlels* the etatenant, bat Z do not Uhe the eogeatles that there Is a possibility that aebestoele nay canes fneoBoeoslosle an readily than granite dost* The reason Z object that assy eases ef silicosis are enpposed to- originate la granite dsot and this statement as it now reads eoirgseta that a possibility that, a pn eiianunniaala aay ariesner* readily- freer aobootoo^ then graalts dsst*. X thinks* should* if possible* eliminate all that part of conelaaloB wo* d following the aanl-eoloti after the ward# "of air* is Use 2 of the eoweluaies* Wo* T. This Is ths saas as In ths Report of 1931* Wo sonant* (d) (JaU 14 eBd 19 svfbtltle "Heeonssciidations"* Xb ay espy of the Report ef 1931 X hare a pencil nans*, as to rooonBondatlos Wo* to lssort the word "possible" before the word "effects" ao aa ta haws It read "as well as stadias on the possible effects of asbeetesis as. ths hsart and circulation". I de net think ths paint is ef asob Importance*, bat Z call attention to It ee that it Is net seerlseked* X agree with ths other suggestions Is your letter to Dr. Laasa ef recent*? 19th* V G3E/TW l Tory truly years* 005213