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ittiua mlCiUU *.MfOtfKX leOKtCCK 4UUAM MlTCMCUL A. lac. "CMILUTli" COPY Mitchell & Horlbeck ATTORNEYS AT LAW Charleston, S. Gq.tt_29th, _1936, fir* A* J* lanM; Assistant hediool Diractor Letropolltan Lifa Insurance Company, Hew York City* near Par* lanxa;- nr* Jefforda informs aa that --- -- Department of Health wishes to maks a surrey of tha General Asbestos 4 fluobsr Jtiriaioa of aaybsstos-ttsnhattan, Ino., lo- oatad at Porth Charlast on, and that ha waa approaohad by Ur* B* 7* ?ilson representing the south Carolina State noard of Health, asking if tha Company would grant permission to tha State hoard of Health to make an inspection and study of dust conditions at tha Plant, and that this request vaa brought about by tha United states Department of Health wishing to ^make a surrey of this riant, but that under the law the United States Department of Health could not send its repre sentative into this State without first getting the permis sion of. the State hoard of Health, and then in turn the Stats hoard af Health obtains permission from the owners of the Plant; and Lr# Jeffords also adrlsed me that the inspec tion and examination of ths Plant would be mads by represen tatives of the United States Department of Health* 1 think from a great many standpoints it would be very helpful to us to bore this examination made, and am writing you, who arw fully familiar with ths regulations and procedure of the United States Department of Health, to ascertain whether it be oorreot that the taking of the dust COPY s ^hiTOUU Zxma a hokmoi joum mrouu- m- DT* A* J* Lanza* #2 'CMChUTM.- Mitchell & Horlbeck attorneys at law October 28th, 1936. Charleston, S. C,------ oounta and the X-ray exaalnntlona of tha employee* will be dona tgr representative* of tha United. States Department, and ebon Z aa aatuning will be thoroughly competent to make thest.tests and examinational and, secondly, whether the re port of their findings will ha open and available to tha pub lic or, to be more specific, suppoao for instance that the X-ray examination of John Smith, aa employes who has boon with the Company for a long period 0? time, should show a decided fibrosis of the lungs, could one of the Attorneys who hare made a specialty of bringing these suits la Charles ton, knowing that tha apartment of Health had made this ex amination, view the same and see the report on xr* Smith, and which undoubtedly would lead to his contacting Ur* Smith for the purpose of instituting a suit against tha Company* O' - 9?S/ ^ '3 v-'1 /7^ 6?. I assuae the South Carolina State Hoard of Health will be furnished with a aopy of the findings and results of the inspection and examination, and the same question would 2,'' arise in regard to the State Hoard of Health,as to which Z d0 n0* Hnmr whether you are in a position to advise mo on or not* tfill the results of this inspection and examination be published, giving the ultimate reeulte without particular ising themf Thanking you for any lxfonaatlon you oan give me on this suojeot, and at the same time expreasisg my appreciation r a nA*?Q Y COPY Mitchell & Horlbeck ATTORNEYS AT LAW Charleston, S. C.,-------------------------- October 28th, 1^36* of the inraiuabls assistance which you and Dr. ICeConael and Ur. 7*hn*l hare rendered ue in the seat, W8. Yexy sincerely yonrs, Blind copy to Ur. Jefforde. t .\ CH 0479