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FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1965 Aug 7 DOC BRK024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Published Letter to Journal Om SNA ens me: var e memme tes mn e eeElle PET OE 9 mee ake Ringenay a ~ Ol esa Cmca 7 CR eg! te eae ee te ee cae a _ mree i Se re~ err Jar ewe 2 re em ee Wo 278 LETTERS TO THE JOURNAL PSYCHIATRISTS PHYSIATRISTS To the Editor To draw attention to the oversight of a proofreader seems a little infra dig particularly after your vale- dictory editorial to Mr. William Underhill Canad Med Ass J. 92 1362 June 26 1965 but when it occurs in a paid advertisement and is repeated in the next issue something should be said about it According to your classified advertisements Canad Med Ass J. 92 adv p 24 June 26 1965 and Canad Med Ass J. 93 adv p 20 July 3 1965 the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton is looking for a PSYCHIATRIST to direct its Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation We PHYSIATRISTS are a modest group but we take note of the tendency of administrators proofreaders and editors to assume that PSYCHIATRISTS are trying to expand their empire We feel sorry for the PSYCHIATRISTS the innocent victims of this Freudian slip who have a mission to treat people whether they have a physical disability or not and who have no desire to direct Departments of Physical Medicine in Edmonton or anywhere else We are of course also very sorry for ourselves at being confused with psychiatrists for reasons which I need not go into PHYSIATRIST is not a particularly euphonic word but at least it is preferable to Physical Medicine Man used by one of my friends who happens to be a psychiatrist Since the Royal Alexandra will probably wish to be certified as a suitable training ground for residents in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or physiatry if you like and since the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons will take a dim view of a Department of Physical Medicine run by a psychiatrist no matter how eminent I trust that you will run the advertisement at the Journal's expense under the heading Physical Medicine Specialist or even PHYSIATRIST May I wish the Royal Alex Good Hunting M. G. PETER CAMERON M.D. F.R.C.P. Director Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Victoria Hospital London Ontario Canad Met Ass 3 Aug. 7 1965 Vol 93 ASBESTOS AND CANCER To the Editor I found the Special Report on the subject of Asbestos and Cancer published in the Journal issue of May 8 Canad Med Ass J. 92 1020 1965 most informa- tive and as a sincere admirer of the work done in the field of public health 1 beg to be allowed to bring to the attention of the Journal's readers an aspect of exposure to asbestos dust which was not mentioned in the report Only recently did I learn that when a vehicle is taken in for brake work the mechanic cleans the drums and wheels by blowing the dust with a high- pressure air hose The volume of dust raised is un- believable and it drifts about in the shop for a long time before it floats out or settles down in the shop The mechanic inhales this during the blowing procedure and again when dusting I understand that many mechanics are not aware that there is asbestos as well as metallic dust in the air Another example of brake dust blown by air pressure I trust that this bit of information will be received in the spirit in which it is intended Mus ARTien G. McLEOD 4756 Argyle Street Vancouver 12 B.C. va CHANGE OF ADDRESS Subscribers should notify The Canadian Medical Associa tion of their change of address one month before the date on which it becomes effective in order that they may receive the Journal without interruption The coupon on advertising page 38 is for your convenience