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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1944 Oct 25 DOC#: ML222 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Burnette from Dr. Wheatley } T October 25, 19IZ Is*. Horace L Burnette Assistant Secretary Canadian Head Office Dear S-*rant *our quest! ^ncaire regarding community health services end liT'ng c-aditl'ns, which you -planned tn send tr the Surges in cos-:unitiee in which we are making the tuberculosis mortality study, reached me today. I think it cowers everything we talked about Saturday and should give us the necessary inforst>tion. If it seens necessary cad we arc in doubt ab-ut conciti-ns it Bay be o*>ssMe "or me t~ Bake an inspect!-m visit later on. I assume fro* your letter that y u can secure the Information from a trusted s*urce known t* you in Pimouski. If you are in doubt ab-^ut a source tr> Asbestos, I believe can secure this i:.frnut`on through Ex. Smith, the assi tant to Dr. Stevenson at Canadian Jnhr.s-lianville in Asbestos. I have several queft'ons which I did n^ttake up with you on Saturday which relate to r.y visit. (1) Dr. Graham Rost, liedical director of National Bre*eriR?, Voctretl, was intere sted in our indurttial health material. Be has abvjt 25 physicians in his professional organisation which he and Dr. Pildfell, Bedleal firector *f Aluminum Company of Canada, are organising. He e-uld use T5 conies of appropriate literature for these Ben. Do you have similes of our Industrial Health Series and do y~u wish to sup-ly Dr. Boss wltv them? (2) Ur. C. K. McGaw, in charge of Industrial Relations of Canadian Jnhns-Manville, Asbestos, Cue., is Interested in having health education material for eaucetional work with the lr'employee s in Asbestos. They have become quite active In safety educ'iti-'n anc nov want to turn to health education. Be wanted to be eurrlied with the health education material which we have aval.able. Do ynu have liter ature you can send hint If not, what dc y-'u wish done* I right also aentJnn that *Tr. HcGa* raised the quest'on ab-ut nursing service. He said that the ixnrersi^n had been g'ven then that they would have nursing service when the insurance w^r purchased. 1 explained that we provide nursing service where it is available and thr.t would not necessarily follow the contract. Iou perhaps know the background of t'\S and you may wish to say seething to him. i' Tn connection with the nursing service, I gave Kiss Oiess the names of the maac-erp of the two sines we insure in Thetford, Mr. 0. C. Smith of the Bell Vines, anc Mr. Andrew Johnson, of Johnson's Vine. She is planning to call on them this week. (3) Ur. Ivan Sabnurin is also interested in Metropolitan health l'tereture. I shall arrange to put hit on the Ctatlstlcal Bulletin mailing list, but am in doubt as to hat you prefer to do about other health literature. *ould 144 Dr. Koraen hume tie October 25, 19U you prefer to send hit material in which you think he would be latere?ted through the H*ad Office or would you wish us to do so? While T wen at RCi in Canada T set IT. rgufmaa, Mr. McCullua, and Xr. Rousseau} Medical Pireetor, Personnel Pireetor, snd Safety PirectT respectively. Tbeir dais rate, as you know, la running currently arovnd AO per 1,003, according to data which they here at band. Peek was rwaehed during Xu.Tuet, which was sore than twice this rate, I belieTe.__Jpr. Kaufman does not believe that these Claims are all for legitimate ll.neaa. Be is particularly critical of the pert played by the Company kedlcal hxatinera in clais adsinlatration. He said they were poorly trained for tbeir work and their follow-up visits did not aid in the control of malingering. Be stated that the Coaoany should employ laboratory diagnostic tests such as Mood examination, x-raye, etc., to check up on vague diagnoses submitted by attending physicians. The predominant diagnoses are neurasthenia, weakness, anemia, etc., and occur ai-ng the female aarlnyees, particularly in the rad*r assembly department, which has about 93 Percent females. Tn Asbestos ft*, ytevenso:., who is the Jehns-Mcnville tfcyrlc1an> is also Medical kxaalner for the Company. Be mentioned that employees were abusing their A*cH insurance. He has talked with local "byricians about their signing of certificates end their excuse is that they are accommodating the patients. One of the attending physicians suggested that the Company print in bold letters rn the f-'rc, which is given to the attending physician to fill out, that the insurance le not intended t* mover vacations, rest periods, etc. 1 did not too* whether this c^mes within your province, tut I thought that T would pass it on to you to do whatever you see fit. Sincerely yours, George M. Ibeatley, K.E. Assistant Medical director