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April 23, 1934 co:.!Ktr/2;: i'L'.L Ur. dumner iirapecn, i'res., r.aybestoc-Mni'.hn ttan, Inc., Uriugoport, Conn. Door Ur. Slcpson: Hoplying to yours of tho 23th inutcnt, which I have studied vory carefully end also gone 07er sane vlth Mr. Mltoholl, would edviso ao follows: Having understood from previoud corrcapoadenoe that you had decided to have oil present employees, at Charleston, stanu a physical exnralnntion, inducing an X-ray examination, I have muse urrungenonta T! 1 tli Ur. Tuft to r.-iko theca X-rny plcturea, the cv of thoao will be C.10.G0 for c-.ch man cr woman examined - not ,;10.C3 per pluto - for in socc instances it .toy be necessary to rake two or three X-ray pictures of tho 3ano individual - but the cost will bo -.10.00 per man or woman regardless of the number of X-ray pictureu made of that individual. Ur. 'left, at cy suggestion, hco corresponded with Dr. Lanza, of tho Metropolitan Life Insurance do., and Dr. Lanza hsa uuvised hie ua to tho technique ho dcaireu followed whon ranking these X-ruy exuolnatlons. Iho plan which Mr. Mltcholl and cycolf have worked out for giving as tho reason to tho employees ( in case 7/u should have to do oo) for caking these examinations is about as follows: Ur. Mitchell `.7111 draft o letter wnlch ho will forward to Dr. Lanza requesting Dr. Tauzn to have tno Metropolitan Life Insurnnco do. write uu o letter requesting physical examinations of our employees, . This letter 'written by tho Insurance Co. to ouraolvco will bo along linco us follows: Thn t tho Inauranco Cor.:puoy, following itu usual prootico of ooeking to corapilo statistics us to tho gcnorul health condition of those on whoc they curry policies, oo ua to onnblo the Insurance company to otud7 theca conuitiono, and thut they together with tho United otatea Department of jhiblic ilcslth ( who will uluo hove acccua to these statis tics) cun devolop prcvcntatlvo mcosurou which they could rooomceud to tho policy holuers for their benefit - have dec idea to cuko un examination of oil Plants ui:d ecploycus of uarao on which thoy onrry oovorugo - there being CH 0030 Hr. Sumner Simpson April 20, 1934 no charge mado tho employee for this Gxumlnuclon. Thin letter will- also state chat the result of the examination will not in any v/uy affect tho policy now being carried by the employee, which policy wno losuod without n medical examination. o will huvo thi3 lector in our possession in oase any <iuetibl0n8 arc uakuu ua do why chiu ciceinu Liou. After ne have recoi7ca the letter from the Insurance Company we will approach tho employees, through the 5'oremen, and will procoeu ao foliowu: 7/o will have Dr. 7/ilci ( our rosidont physician) make a physical examination of from five to ten employees each morning - aftor Dr. Tflld ha a completed his examination ho will give tho party examlnad a card, uhor/irg number,directing chib party to go to Dr. Xcft-,r office whore the examination nill be completed ( by X-rayj. * ' Aftor wo have started examining our present employees, all"*' now employees will bo examined ( physical and X-ray). A3 to fourth paragraph of your letter, wc\ '.d ad7ioe that we havo not had any of our present employees examined. As Dr. Lanzu has uiiviccd uu in u letter, addreaoed to 'ir. JJitcholl, that he expocts to have hiu men at this riant sometime about May 20th, I will appreciate hearing from you an to tho plan an aoo7e, and will be pieaoeu to hiucuss seme with you either ut dridgoport or Charlecton, whichever la most convenient to yourself. Yourc very truly, EHJ:!iS E. H. Jeffords UA rt\ J; j CH 0031