H. C. Lewinsohn, J. W. Meigs and M. J. Teta, Draft Presentation 'Malignant Mesothelioma in Connecticut 1935-1977' to the Connecticut Thoracic Society, with Added Pages (1980)

Draft paper (dated 10/17/80) for a November 4, 1980 presentation reporting a study of 229 malignant mesothelioma cases and 38 other pleural tumors in Connecticut, 1935-1977, covering methods, incidence rates, geographic distribution, slide review of pathology, and discussion of limited autopsy and occupational history data. The exhibit also includes figures, tables, annotated and later versions of pages with handwritten edits (dated 10/28/80), and an unrelated section of asbestos-cement sheet work-practice instructions on pages 27-40. unreviewed

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What the document holds

• Page 1: Title page of draft presentation, 'Malignant Mesothelioma in Connecticut 1935-1977' (draft 10/17/80)
• Pages 2-6: Introduction and aims, methodology, Table 1 of case characteristics, and descriptive epidemiology results (annotated draft)
• Pages 7-9: Figures of age-adjusted incidence rates and geographic mapping of cases (poor OCR)
• Pages 10-12: Slide review section and Table 2/3 on basis of diagnosis and frequency of autopsy
• Pages 13-14: Discussion: low autopsy rate, inadequate pathological material, lack of occupational histories
• Pages 15-16: References and author affiliations
• Pages 17-26: Further figures and tables (classification of mesothelioma by pathology review), repeated author and reference pages, and repeated Table 2
• Pages 27-40: Pages numbered 52b-65b from an asbestos-cement sheet work-practices booklet (cutting, drilling, vacuum specifications, housekeeping, equipment suppliers, AIA/NA mention)
• Pages 87-91: Later annotated draft pages: slide review results, revised discussion with handwritten edits (RAV 10/28/80), and Table 1

People and organizations

From H. C. Lewinsohn (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.; Lecturer, Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health); J. W. Meigs (Director, Connecticut Cancer Epidemiology Unit; Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, Yale); M. J. Teta (Associate in Research, Connecticut Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Yale) to Connecticut Thoracic Society (audience of the presentation).

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• J. Wister Meigs (author)
• Mary Jane Teta (author)
• Connecticut Thoracic Society (recipient)
• Connecticut Department of Health Services (named)
• CTR (named)
• Division of Health Statistics (named)
• Price and Lee City Directories (named)
• St. Raphael's Hospital (named)
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce (named)

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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Cement Pipe, Transite, and Marinite · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated.

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This is document UC-512 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 91 pages. Production numbers A00572 to A00561.