r American Journal of Industrial Medicine 23:521-523 11993> COMMENTARY Considerations of Specificity in Assessing the Relationship Between Asbestos and Cancer Otto Wong, ScD Key words: asbestos-related cancer, history of medicine, scientific debate, specificity criteria, ga rage mechanics In his paper "Changing Attitudes and Opinions Regarding Asbestos and Cancer 1934-1965," Dr.

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FILE NAME: Asbestos Sacks and Bags (ASB) DATE: 1931 DOC#: ASB019 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Govt Report on Conferences between Employers & Inspectors Concerning Methods for Suppressing Dust Asbestos Textile Factories H O M E OFFICE.

FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: March 24, 1936 DOC#: USG027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1936 requirements re medical examinations for new employees Operating Division Approved 9^U MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS No. 4-2-1 Date 3-24-36 Sheet 1 of 2 New Bulletin EXAMINATIONS r e q u i r e d Effective immediately, all new employees for permanent positions, (except sales and plant office, Oakfield paper mill and marine employees) at the Oakfield, Black Hock:, North Tonawanda, Skaneateles Falls, New Brighton, and Jersey City plants will he required to pass satisfactory physical and X-Ray examinations.

FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: May 5, 1937 DOC#: USG024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1937 Letter to G King regarding Seranac lab study of asbestosis.

FILE NAME: Owens Illinois (OWILL) DATE: 1935 Jan DOC#: OWILLOOl DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Konicide Club Meeting Agendas V Harvard School of Publl* Health \ I fhtttuok 8t*, Boston* Deo* 28, 1984* KOSICIDE CUB MEETIMP 6 X , / k f a r Tho KQNIDXDE CLUB will meet Sunday and Mond^, January 13-14 in Washington, D.C., oare of Dr* R,R.Sayers, Offioe of Industrial Hygiene, U.S.Publio Health Servioe* This promisee to be an unusually important meeting and like our previous meetings, will be entirely informal and strictly private* It was impossible to fix the dates until today* The program is in the hands of Sayers et al. and has a direct bearing on the forthcoming oonferenoe at the Mellon Institute* Among topics to be discussed are* (1) adoption of roentgenologioal changes, eto* as sst forth in the Nov* 18.1934 meeting at-Philadelphia by Sayers, Panooast, Pendergrass, e t al*j (2) recommended procedure in dust oontrol; (3) re commended procedure in medioal oontrolj (4) presentation by the P.H.S. of the results of their reoent anthracite studies; (S)presentation by Miller and Sayers of their data on the intraperitoneal injeotion of dusts* This list is quite unofficial and will be ohanged by Sayers as he sees fit* Please write him at once giving your own suggestions and ar ranging direct wiiii him for your hotel reservations.

FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1937 DOC IHF061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION AHF Legal Bulletin AIR HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Inc.

FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1934-1935 DOC JMA274 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Disability Correspondence - E.R.A.

FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1930 DOC QAMA001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Report of the Physical Examinations of Asbestos Workers in Asbestos & Thetford Mines Quebec a es Vandiver Vandiver brown brown REPORT OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONS OF ASBESTOS AND THETFORD MINES EXAMINATIONS WORKERS IN Austr QUEBEC JE The report herewith presented deals with the examination of 141 mmployees of the Canadian Johns ville Co.

K03ICIDE CLUB LSBTIHG Harvard School of Publie Hea1th 66 Siattuek St*, Boston* Deo* 28, 1934* The KOKIDIDE CLUB -rill meet Sunday and Uontty, January 13-14 in tfashington, D.C., eare of Dr* H*R*Sayera, Offioe of Industrial Hygiene, U,S.Public Health Servioe* This promises to be an unusually important meeting and like our previous meetings, frill be entirely informal and strictly private* It was impossible to fix the dates until today; The program is in the hands of Sayers et al* and has a direct bearing on the forthcoming oonferenee at the Uellon Institute* Among topics to be disoussed ares (1) adaption of roentgenologieal ohanges, eto* as set forth in the Hot, 18,1934 meeting at Philadelphia by Sayers, P&neoast, Pendergrass, et al| (2) recommended procedure in dust control; (3) re commended prooedure in medio&l control; (4) presentation by the ?

FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1937 Apr DOC TALC171 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Trade Journal Article - Talc Dust in the Rubber Industry !

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1935 DOC#: TALC201 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Book Excerpt - The Prevention of Industrial Diseases NATIONAL MEDICAL MONOGRAPHS ABNORMAL ARTERIAL TENSION By Edward J.

FILE NAME: CERAMICS (CER) DATE: 1934 June DOC#: CER048 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Bulletin of the ACS - Obituary of Edward Orton, Jr.

FILE NAME: Colgate (COL) DATE: 1938 Feb 28 DOC#: COL043 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article - Industry to Widen Plant Health Aids lllh S l'| Al HI MUS IPNLDAUNSTTRHYEATLOTHWIADIEDNS M an u factu rers Association Ap points C om m ittee on W o rk ing Conditions BIG U N IT S TO H E L P S M A L L Purnell Heads Cam paign, W ith Dr.

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