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PHEU815/59 I&flU > .* fin* H* S&ftard Rennie, Haeqoarlecfcadbera, X83 Mac^it 8tmtp 1US*W* Dear Er* 2nd October, IS iHere is a copy of the hlsteiy of this patient, together itth relevant chest x-ray slides and three elides of hiopsy.from the lung* '(Hewas bom 19th' October, 1921, In Poland* fie left school In 1935* and until he cane to Australia in 1950 he was a farm worker* In that year he eoaaenoed worts with Australian Blue Asbestoe at tfittenooa,building a new powerhouse about half a mile from the mill* At this time he was not aware of much dust* In the years 1953*55 he warded for 24 years in the sill, which, he said, was very dusty* By the tine he left the mill in September, 1955* he had become a leading hand, watching machinery etc* After leaving Wittenooa he became a yardman in a hotel* He felt well until February, 1981, when he noticed that he became easily tired Short of breath* This dyspnoea has been associated with chopping wood# walking upstairs and walking fast along the flat* Ha does not consider that it has become worse since the onset* There has been &o wheeze* Since' the onset he has been aware of a cough, associated with yellow sputum which disappeared after about two or three months* It was most noticeable in the early morning when he would cough up approximately half a teaspoonful of sputum; the sputum has never been blood-stained* He has lost l4 stone In weight since the onset* He smokes four or five cigarettes during the day and drinks one or two glasses of beer a day* There is no history of any previous illness. His wife is well and he has five children, 3 to 13 years, all well. His mother and father are both well* ContM 2