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FILE NAME State of the Art Literature SAL DATE 1932 Nov DOC SAL017 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Excerpt from Conference Proceedings - Effects of Dusts Upon the Respiratory System on - . C28 NL INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION . OF | WISCONSIN | i eT Fred M. WitangWitangWitang G. KsurSIN VOYTA WRABETZ ( CumminsinnerCumminsinner ~zirma Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner A. J. ALTMEYER Secretary HARRYA. NELgus Hirvetor of Workmen's Compensation ase -- 2 - a _ s ee ee : com 2 F ~~ sec . a _ j . { re , _ Proceedings of Conference Concerning EFFECTS OF DUSTS UPON THE RESPIRATORY | SYSTEMRESPIRATORY FOR BALTIMORE BALTIMORE 19/07 19/07 CIRCUIT CIRCUIT CIRCUIT as ow W. 1616 yf No. A. OS No. er or nn =x "s fe ^' ee Held at Medinah Athletic Club Chicago November 16 117932 ef . . 7? e od eo ose ow . o se meaty 2 4 . ey $ { CONTENTS . i e Page : Wednesday NOVEMBER 16 Morning SESSION i Fred M. Wilcox Chairman Industrial Commission of Wisconsin | - ; . Preliminary remarks .2222-+--------->- . Address of Dr. Leroy U. Gardner Director of Saranac Labo- > 3 ratory for study of tuberculosis__ : : ; . t ; ' i : : } : : 3 . t i} i | WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1G AFTERNOON SESSION of Dr. W. Irving Clark Medical Director of Norton Address Company Worcester Massachusetts -<.----s~re-seon~ ~ - or 888 888 Discussion . 888 Gardner Continuation of address of Dr. . Address of Donald E. Cummings Assistant Director of SarTuberculosis anac Laboratory for Study of 58 103 penewsecennseeew =~ Discussion --..-- THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 MURning Session Discussion of addranses of Dr. Gardner and Mr. Cummings Address of Dr. H. S. Willls Pathologist of Wm H. Maybury Sanatorium Detroit Michigan .-----------9 ---7- Address of J. J. Bloomfield Sanitary Engineer U. S. Public 112 121 "* 128 Health Service THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 AFTERNOON SESSION Address of Dr. Albert E. Russell Surgeon U. S. Bureau of - Mines ane Discussion . aowseese 167 188 ; APPENDICES | APPENDIX Biographical sketches ----- 220183 APPENDIX List of persons who attended conference_ . . 2 -7T 2 woes a . : : e-. : 7 ; woe, a a - eo oh, . feria nr ee ers wean ae . ee ne : C . Se cet an Sted oo ere wee le ae ees Re wee tee re we sre yp 2 a ms Wramres seen Be wee came em ES #70... ahaa, iain 2 GA me eee, es ee ee EI: vos andep | a eee aad arene ee ee coal see, ,me cierto eel oto. & hadnt ne ay = Ta ES ee I ; 180 This man was a slate worker His history is that he lived of his life aside in the arva of this slate and that for most The slate from farming that had been his sole occupation exposed workers in one plant which we observed were not The plant adjacent to this mill had about O to any quartz in considering re ser 3 quartz in the slate it used You will note slate that the silica content of slate varies in different areas that slate has a definite amount of silica ts so we can't say true for gran- cmmt without determining it first The same holdsmuch less than Mdwe ite There are certain granites which have 35 I think most of the Vermont granite contains about bod You can see the futility of trying to compare 2am % quartz workers in one industry to those . RE rays of the lungs from RR ATBRRAT - of another _ This is an ray of a slate miller You will notice he markings with quite a bit of fine h@e has a few pulmonary of slate miller E linear fibrosis We found in the group ta who had an active tuberculosis He had workers une case six and apparently the been in this slate mill about years result of his tuberculosis was just incidental and not a bia. . dsD Ft occOutphaetrioslnate workers showed hilus thickenings with a few calcifications Still other slate workers showed a different ' the picture but not extensive pathology worker showing quite : This is an ray of another slate . _ bit of shadows in the lower portion of the right lung a . 2 . with a few culcifications This is the ray of a man who had or has asbestosis His occunation was that of cleaning and restoring the as- bestos on pipes in one of our government hospitals He I had been working at the trade about six years I think and will see he has fibrosis of both lungs The character you of fibrusis is quite a bit different from that of the gran- ite workers He had disability and the government com- , pensated him for it This is a graph showing classification of silicosis The first classification was made in South Africa They started out classifying their cases as primary and secondary stages and as they learned more about the disease they had to add to this classification They learned that they had a stage earlier than primary and it was called primary nosdea ct ~ they mai that ter choxi ti the a placed in the casa as havia cais their arv . pensation ' This is the for In Australia They called :: Dr. Moore's p more fibrosis t culosis or h dust The sta advanced case phases At classification i mended The written into th they said a should be adc stages designs designs than brosis than ommended u stages would would would would first stage considered of This slide come under under th ever the den th stage but you dicating that the lung He States Govern eight years masks Hen Hen which were were Hen ing in the subi . . a . . . . os . %, . . e . ora % . 212 Se a sof which position he held until 1919. He then entered the em- ployment of the United States Public Health Service as a member of the Staff of Service Hospital No. 26. at Greenville South Camlina where he remained in service specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis during 1929 and 1921. From 1922-20 inclusive Dr. Russell acted as Assistant Chief of the Tuberculusis Hospital Surtion of the S. Veterans Burenu From 1924 h3e0 was in charge of fell studies as to the health of workers in dusty trades for the United States Public Health Service in 1930 he was appointed as official representative of the United States at the International Silicosis Conference at the League of Nations at Johannesburg South Africa of which he acted us Chairman In 1930 he became Chief Chief Surgeon of the U. S. Bureau of Mines Dr. Russell has made numerous contributions to medical - 3 . Lo : - magazines and has written many reports for the U. S. . Public Health Service covering particularly the field of : diseaseS pulmonary diseases and more specifically those resulting from the inhulation of dust : : : i J d LIST OF PERSONS CERNING HELD SION OF WISCON BEK 16 17 NZA Vi Alisema Ara 3. Stilie Stilie Atkinson ... Milw Augit ... L1on Hanya Dr. AL Milw Reiknap 2014M.D # M. BAG Dr. G. 2 Way Berlin Dr. D.S. Biever EV J.00002 Chic Kuhi Bloumneld ... Was. an . ; CalifornieCalifornie Californie , } - Dr. Britton L.A. Brown Wat H| Chie Mita Clark Dr. W. Levine Won oe: W.Dakota Cottingham M. Sin x: Cummings E. 3531 ConeclintConeclint g : iat * Uliss , , . Livise de sf . - . ; =. 1 Livise ; . ; alleahltleht andalleht alleht ne z and . ae ! Pp ; . 08 SU te * _ Coming f e N fore ~ . - . . : fore fore fore * fore t . fore -~ or : ce ( ; ? De^ loisLewis New ; Dickson lie Chie , ... i Dobbins Dr. Thin Kes Dow Arthur 3 > Earlywine J. i... Chic . French G. .. Chie Ford Dr. W Mila . ' thai spen't for to Poe Wln^'kWln^'k thai spen't a Ravni~ anoRavni~ ano come come boni boni ? Elphia eaten ea cSomeISK iNeligo die Feet beetaa onaia jpot aree gh eee ATSe-e : saad aNims was boni ? ey e; ee : . can ML a. . 7 * 17 the emvice as . Appendix B 26. at service * 1920 sted as LIST OF PERSONS WHO ATTENDED CONFERENCE CONCERNING EFFECTS OF DUSTS UPON THE RESPIRATORY RESPIRATORY - SYSTEM- HELD REFORE THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN AT CHICAGO ILLINOIS ILLINOIS ON NOVEM BER 16-17 19 ion of vas in i dusty e In of the | ace at ica of ry ecame re Pe medical U. S. tateg: OC Verne : Andrews Ars A. Atkinson F . Augst ... - Address Chicago IL , : Profesion Profession Profession 7k Bminu ' \eeteare ftave Lumbermens Mue . Casumity tual Casumity Co. Milwaukee Win . Delaeecee . Liberty Mutual Casunity Montreal . es Montreal Min ing Cu Banyui Dr. A. .. Milwaukee Wis Physician Clinie Dirvetur * Muiniale San Belknap E L. M.D2231 W. Wis Ave. Medical Dirvetur Clube Uniun Mfg Milwaukee Wis Cu ofof BE _ Bellix Dr. Wauwatosa ee: Supt Muirdais Win ... San e e Berl Dr.iD.n S. ... Chicago A. te ee Augustine Hemp Ow Blaver J. Kohler W~'a . Mech Engineer . Kohler Commpuny Bloomfield ... Washington ... ... ... U. S. Publie 7 Health Service Brittun Dr. A. | Chiragu ... Medical Director International Harvester u | Brown Wm ..Milwaukee Wis Lawyer Chalmers . Mfg Co. Clark Dr. W. Irvine Worcester Masa Physician we Norton Company Harvard School Cottingham M. Kuhler Cummings D. .... .... Saranac Lake N. .... .Medles Dir ector Kuhler Company ; Asst Director .Saranae Lab a DeBlois Lewis New York Y. Dickson L. Chicago IL ; cle ce ce nccne CON .St andard Equip ment Co. evry 4 Ptrbe-gze ose Dobbins Dr. Thos Kenosha ok. Nush Motors Ca. Dos Broadway Lawyer Arth u.r 825 N. Milwaukee Wis Employers Group Earlywine J. .Chicago een eee ences we ses weeee 2+, French G. .ChicagoIlL el a L iber ty Blut Cas *. 12, Pard Dr. W. Milwaukee Win Physicium Chief T. B. Div ifwmith . Dept. wit b oe H 4 } 4 | } i i } , - 1 % Jo .4 | | i 3 ' b , > : 1 4 4 y 4 ; { 4 " - "4 r t Ne a . esny porbet . 214 Numme Alles Gandrey Alfri R. Milwaukee Wix Nowak C. A. > Chicum III Profession Lawyer Bessiveres Cunnil Cunnil Ass't City Atty III Indus Com O'Malley O'Malley Dr. T.S. Sat Win Ave Surgimin Milwaukee Wis * Ogden Dr.II Chirag Illu Otjen C.J. . Parrish L. Milwaukee Wis Attorney- Milwaukee A'is . 1. III Stavi Cu .. Liberty Mutual Ins Co. U. Smith Curp PlespoDrr.tD. Ininwood Mieli Reid sheintal sheintal Hurley Win .. | Plekuntia Mather . -- Montreal Mining Cu& Odanah Iron Co. Reynolds Cleveland 2, Montreal Mining ---- . . Montreal H. : Ringo Dr. ... Wis ee Montreal Mining Co. get E. Russell Dr. . .- Washington D.C. Surgeon U.S. Publie vot ' Health Service Pat Sander oil Empire 9. Employers Mur : Milwaukee Wis . TEKS ; soe Bit Sappington oe Chicago Ill Consultant Ind Med .. <9 fo W. Schlomovist Benj 210Empire Bl dg Internist ee ers Bi Milwaumer Win . Sexton James .... Milwaukee Wis . Employers Mut Story W M ilwau kee Wis ses Chalmers Mfg Co. Tarrell Milwaukee Wis Attorney . see ee Thuringer ... Milwaukee Wis - Pathologist Warfield Dr. Louis ... do MilwaukWeies Internist M man Ohio White Wm .Cleveland . 5. Montreal Mining Ca ae _ WilcoFx. M. lo. Madison Chairman .Wis .Wis Indus Com WILLDetroit Mich Soeeenedwenaeee oa Ole Detroit Publie ^' a Health Dept. Goldschmidt Attorney - W.J. W.J. Milwaukee Wis tet emer ewan ress (D7ere | Graves Dr.S.SDr_.S._S_ Chicago ._____ ._____ Medical Director Ill Indus Com E T, Gray A. 124 E. Wis Ave. Medical . Milwaukee Wis Private Practice FE Yowes woe, . * ~~ ae ee . sm~e (osere . . a @ vy 4 . seR , 4 owe L . atop be os f( t TT ote eee ON ee PP a a on ee OY ee tans ee en TT bet wn! > } . Guillarr .. Ty Guire Pater Jr. (Ts : Hahhe KIN ME ; Hensel 17 Huth a Goerinm Ca iW 7 Irmiand Walter Ko : Janzre T. MD Knutson Ma Kuechle B. .E : iy * Kuhn Dr. Leroy P..Chi i . Lavich I.Chi I.Chi i . i Lotz Oscar _0... 321 F Mcintyre M. Cte : i ; McLaren Dr. J. B. Apo Apo ry t 2. Meilum H. Sea , Miloslavich Edw Dr. ween LY ^' Nelson Harry A | Mar rg Wrabetz Voyta 2 Mar } Wright C. > Min Zinn Irun te t ? ._. & eee ne we te a q . fi se . ety, . . L ar iv > : . . OP ae . 6 aw. chem oe tom, we . . = Py an * od ... . ... on ~e +e * . . . 215 Nizome Guillert F. . . Achlerns | Chiragu III Praderaum Praderaum Burnest Cervera Eye Shield ( Guire Peter dr Chicago Ill * Commissioner . III Indus om Habbe Dr. J. Milwaukee Wis Roentgenologist . Chiran Hernel H. . . vO, ] . Sufety Diretor . Youmestown Sht . & Tiskie Co. Huth Gordon ( ^ __ Chirago Ill Universal Athas . . Cement 11 " . Ireland Walter Kohler Wix Einployment Mgr.Kohler Mgr.Kohler Co Janzer W. TO Milwauker W879 Seaman Body Corp. Knutson R. .Martison Win Member '. Wis Innus Com _ Kuechle B. 32. 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