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Turner ft Kewoll^Liralcad Board Hooting - 213^ Novamfier 1957 - i*. Aabostos InsulationonjBoard Ship . . V:< Draft Shipbuilding and ShteBepalrln^^Re^alatlojis s" . ' . '"v- ' . : - .%> Addendum With reference to the Report on this subject includ in the Bac^ra Polders, I think I should advise the Board that IV have Just received some particulars, from Hr. Alderson which; sfao unfortunately, that 3t-I*Co.l>tdls experience has deteriorated.a* that our case is not as strong as it vas in 1945 and 19$0 From 1950 up to date N*I.Co.Ltd* have bad fifteen casos of employees certified as suffering from pneumoconiosis?;^ four were cases of Spray operatives and eleven wore cases of / boiler covercrs carrying out normal insulation work, though, necessarily of course on board ship^. . Iq/general, the employee cpncDrned hsvo had long servlChvilith^H^I.Co-Ltd^, but even SO some of the stronger arguments which we previously put forward^ can no longer be- maintained*.: ... .:.v :( uv . The iaf Alderson will now be carefully studied at Head dfflc^ aisd*the circumstances of A each individual case considered -.it nay for instance be found that some of the boiler covorers Vera: engaged to a considerable extent in mettrens-makingy which was not abandoned by* H.J.Co*Lt* till early in 1955 ~ but I thought it desirable to tell the ;V^' Board at once that the position ,is more difficult than I had " hoped would be the ease, . 19th November 1557. JOHN L- COLLINS