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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1960 & 1961 DOC CSR039 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letters RE Failure of Mines Dept to Reduce Dust Concentrations & Asbestosis with Personal Letters to Mr. Allan Manager at Wittenoom RE His Lung Damage from Asbestos Dust : JMCN AW Ref 1/815/59 1/815/59 DISTRICT Waffener Rinser . HOSPITAL Waffener KALGOORLIKALGOE RLIE Rinser 26th August 1960 -. Dr. Q.D. Ietham Physician Department or Public 57 Murray Street PERTH Health Dear Dr. Letham Impinger I would not claim that the Impinger is the counting best instrument for use in but in so far as the Asbestos industry in the mining is concerned it to be a great improvement on the Konimeter industry appears Mr. Brisbane wrote me a fantastic letter the gist or which was that the Konimeter was the most practical intrument counting was of concentrations mainly of propaganda value were impossible to obtain and accurate estimations This attitude may explain the significant failure of the Mines Department to reduce the incidence of silicosis Yours faithfully AimedAimed McNulty Chest Physician PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 103370 JMCN : KV DISTRICT HOSPITAL a _ KALGOORLIE Date 6th October 1960 Physician Public Health Department 57 Hurray Street PERTH Dear Dr. Letham of Mines has kindly given The Senior Inspector Briefly the concentration of his findings at Wittenoom workings is shocking me a copy mill and the underground mill office the of dust in both the falling on the lawn outside in some The amount of dust with conditions underground would not compare favourably hazard than we a much greater mines Silicosis is probably why all the men who have gold had imagined and this probably explains chest rays appear to have a mixture of sili- developed abnormal , cosis and asbestosis correlation between the read- There was little and the Konimeter The Konimeter of the Impinger counts and the Impinger ings much higher total particle too inconsistent to generally gave but the readings were higher fibre counts The Inspector comparison suggested that and he infeels give a worthwhile may have been the cause with the experience Impinger for use at Wittenoom that it is a good instrument of Mines has made many The Senior Ian ndspetche torMines Department have the recommendations to the Company Mining Acts to see that the dust hazard is hammering the health aspect ti power under the It remains for us to keep meariandtiaciantetdhe sense of urgency required review of the Wittenoom films aw preliminias ry It is too early to commit myself shows how urgent the problem is worse than ever but I feel that the general picture completion of the review I think to the it would Company On of all the results be a good idea to send a copy for their information Yours faithfully PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 103380 DISTRICIDISTRICI WS aaK ve KALIHJGRLIE KALIHJGRLIE KALIHJGRLIE Hust Hust Hust 18000 1818000000 Boberto Boberto JMGN1 : Mr. 0. A. Allan Australian Blue = POPENO OL : Asbestom Date Ltd. 13th Gatobar : 1960 SIMPSON ExEx 14.3 c Daap Ossie | . I regret to advise that your recent cheat showa changes very suggestive of industrial disease probably an early atuga of Aabesteats complicated by silicoin You probably ploxed this up in earlier yours when you were wore intimately concerned with the will ne you know was a bit avapicious luat year but the changes were too indefinite and we don't usually associate munagerial stuff with industrial chest disease No final decision has been made and you will nut und receive formal ics from the Honourable Minister for Eines until your condition has been further investigated If you will be in Forth in the neur future pleuse lut we know and I will urrun e for you to have further rays lung function sputum tests us un patient at the Forth Chest Houpitul I will not be in Parth until February 1961 but you could consult Dr. Letham at the Public Health Department hu is fully in the ploture and could advise you you should until your There is no ediate need for concern but naturally avoid further exposure to hararul dust like the plaque chest condition has been completely investigated write If you have any questions or need any udvice please Yours sincerely F.8 It will take some time to couplete sy review of the rays of your workers but I um not too happy about the generul trend WHEN MEDICAL OFFICER OFFICER Copy Dr. D. D. Letham SIMPSON SIMPSON 143 6 / COPY ae Piato DISTRICT HOSPITAL / KALGOORLIE JMCN MKV U; V Mr. 0. A. Allan Manager Australian Blue Asbestos WITTENOON a Dear Os 16th March 1961 . ,,' Remi moved Remi weit ,, ' moved Remi in te 5 wefer spendings Spantene Anker Anker Anker are Anker the Anker Verkopen cling fums Anker & & moved Be Co spendings Verkopen spendings the Verkopen spendings who hehe who cling in Spantene can ju^'tt can ju^'tt ju^'tt cling ju^'tt Spantene Part Spantene Part whom whom Part ch we fums whom in The lung function and other tests carried out at the Chest Hospital confirm to the inhalation that your lungs have of asbestos dust and suffered that the In face apart from what can be shown by Ray some damage attributable damage is not severe lests etc. your health cannot be considered ee to be adversely affected ee be appreciate indeed caused by You will asbestos is that limiter our experience the various of chest discase international exerts publishing . it articles on it do 7 not seem to know much more ee This lessens - the value of any advice which I can give Unfortunately with the numbers of men involved in a very few years I shall soon be an expert on the course and prognosis of the disease There are a few salient points on which I can enlighten you 1 There is no immediate treatment \ : 3 < an \, There is with the no guarantee that slight damage there will be no or your you insignifcant health will suffered remain good . although that a Annual chest rays more definite opinion can I shall be visiting Wittencom again after the Mobile Unit complet - September and look forward to seeing you In the wish any further information please write Kind regards Sgd Jim McNulty CHEST PHYSICH