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1 xx.x>'...x >:>.rx Assistant Vice-Presiden+j tfelfarc_ June 12, 1945 llr. Ivan Sebourin Aidred Building Montreal, "hie., Canada Dear Ivani One or two recent developments prompt me to write you again about Thetford Hines. Our good friend. Bill Feknel, <uat before leaving to go up to Canada again told ne of the very wonderful care that you took of him and Hr. Patrick on their last visit. 1 certainly envied their opportunity of being with you. Dr. Burnette of our Canadian Office whom you hove met, I believe, id down here today with Father Bail* Bouvier of the University of Montreal to give the latter an opportunity of nesting some of toe people in our health and welfLre services. I had a chance to tel'-' with father Bouvier and learned that the suggeetion had been made to you that one of Father's Bouvier's students who did some work last summer at ABbestos would be available again this summer. I thlnV. if you couH persuade the mine operators group in Thetford to invite this young man to Thetford to study toe living and working conditions, it would be a constructive thing to do. As you 'mow, from the study ws mads of tuberc xosls mortality in Thetford, we drew the conclusion that the problem was a community one, but we had practically no evidence which described the social and econ omic conditions of the community. Such data 13 important, net onxy for correlation wit:: the mortality study that we have made but also in connection wit!; any morbidity or case-finding which Dr. Cartier will undertake. Moreover, the information to be gained by such a surrey of the environment and nebits of the community is essential for a health education program which I think eventually must be undertaken if the tuber culosis problem is to be successfully attacked in Thetforu. I would certainly think it to the advantage of toe asbestos ooerators to sponsor this study w; ick could be done under the aegis of the University of Montreal. Tue expense involved in -underwriting this would be negligible. I expect for the two or three months it might be at the rate of 25 or $30 a week. It would seem to me that no small outcome of such a survey might be to further the rapport between industry ana the community leaders such as toe clergy, physicians, and labor leaders since part of the study would necessarily involve inter views with such individuals. I expect that Dr. Lanza will be visiting Canada the end of the month in con nection with some Industrial hygiene problem of toe Canadian Army* He expects to be in Montreal for a day or two. I hope thet he cen see you and possibly get down to Thetford Mines and see Dr* Cartier and the others there that you would feel he should see* I am sure that he could give some very valuable advice concerning sone of the problems that Dr* Cartier must be facing* With kindest regards. Sincerely yours. Cc to Dr. Burnette, Father Bouvier Assistant Vice-President, Welfare