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A one-page letter of January 9, 1939, from Dr. Paul O. Snoke, a radiologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to O. H. Cilley, assistant general manager of the United States Asbestos Division of Raybestos-Manhattan at Manheim, Pennsylvania. Snoke had X-rayed the Manheim workers and was sending "the entire group of films" to Dr. W. J. McConnell of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which had the old films and was "receiving similar films from all over the country for an extensive study and comparison." His own impression was that "in the majority of instances there has been no change. A few seem to be improved; and there are several whose films reveal marked changes."
- Author
- Paul O. Snoke, M.D.
- Sent to
- O. H. Cilley
- Series
- The Sumner Simpson Papers
- Date
- January 9, 1939
- Number
- Simpson no. 03523
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 13255 · asbestosclaims.law/library/13255
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
In late 1938 Metropolitan Life asked to X-ray again the Manheim employees it had X-rayed in 1930 and 1935, and Raybestos-Manhattan had a local radiologist take the films (the schedule). This letter gives the first reading of the results: no change for most of the men, but "marked changes" in the films of several. Snoke had sent the company daily reports so that any "developments which called for immediate action" could be acted on, and he left the comparison with the earlier films to Metropolitan Life (McConnell's reply).
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes this document as follows:
Acknowledges receipt of letter dated 1/7/39. Reports sending all x-ray films to Dr. McConnell at Metropolitan. Informs has written report of his own conclusions and finds: most x-rays show no change, a few cases have improved and a few cases show marked changes.
Related documents
- O. H. Cilley to Dr. Paul O. Snoke on the Daily X-Ray Reports (1939)
- O. H. Cilley to W. J. McConnell Asking for a Comparison of the 1935 and New X-Rays (1939)
- W. J. McConnell of Metropolitan Life to O. H. Cilley on Three Sets of Manheim X-Rays (1939)
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This is document 03523 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.
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Paul O. Snoke, M.D. “Dr. Paul O. Snoke to O. H. Cilley on the Manheim X-Ray Films.” January 9, 1939. The Sumner Simpson Papers, Simpson no. 03523. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 13255. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/13255.
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