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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1950 Feb 8 DOC QAMA036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Dr. Vorwald Saranac Labs from Dr. Kenneth Smith at M RE Published Article on Asbestosis by Dr. Merewether CANADIAN TEL 100 Johns Manville ASBESTOS FIBRE DIVISION UM ve teeeee Co.LIMITED Co.LIMITED , fee: ^' F II PO BOX 1500 ASBESTOS QUEBEC February 8 1950 Dr. Arthur J. Vorwald The Trudeau Foundation Saranac Lake N.Y. f ~ , omens os Asbestosis Dr. Merewether Dear Art The enclosed article has just appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal I thought you might be interested and might not see it because our Journal has such a small circulation . I am rather disappointed that Dr. Merewether's very definite conclusions do not agree with our operating experience hould you care to comment on his statements I can't agree about the mortality and tuberculosis figures Do you suppose that the fabricating processes in England differ from our mining and milling processes so much that our operation is much less hazardous to health Or from ours not require are their standards for I know that the British a typical ray pattern diagnosis of asbestosis different and some European countriedso in order to diagnose asbestosis I could ask a thousand questions but shall not bother you any more now Perhaps we can discuss Paul and I go to Saranac Incidentally I letter and article to George the matter more fully when have sent a copy of this a Sincere h.n a Kenneth W. Smith M.D. f