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21st April, I960 Dr* J. McNulty, Chest Physician, District Hospital, KALGOOKLIE* Dear Dr* McNulty, Midget--Iaolnger First of all9 this Department, through the Commissioner of Public Health, is endeavouring to establish a more clear cut relationship with the Department at Vines, on natters dealing with health of mining employees* For the tine being. It would be moot advisable that- any recommen dations should come. through: the\Cfiraffril6titfg -this- Vines Departmehti Dealing with the points in your letter, I thoroughly agree with 1 and 2* Dr* Bell, Director of the Division of Industrial Hygiene, Public Health Department of New South .Vales, states that they have been such an Instrument for asbestos compounds* As far as 3 Is concerned. It is my opinion that the operator should be employed by the Mines Department* 4 Is a good idea and so Is 3* As far as 6 is concerned. It would probably be advisable to use a conlmeter In conjunction with the ilidget-Impinger* As good a method might be quanti tative estimations of silica in carefully selected samplesfrom the Midget-Impinger* 7 naturally follows an fmm pre vious paragraphs* I have recently had occasion to visit Ur* Bris bane, General Mining engineer, suggesting that the mines In the North should be inspected* This followed on a conver sation with Dr* Fetwadjieff, who states that miners are now going underground and are using drills* This Is the exposure per se which precedes gross manganese poisoning* This being