Toxicology
by William D. McNally
Copyright 1937
Chicago
Hardcover. 1022 pages.
ASBESTOS REFERENCES:
This book has about three pages on Asbestosis. It says that Asbestosis is a pneumonokonioses caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust. It says that "Many of the workers in asbestos have a terminal death of tuberculosis." This book cites studies by Lanza, Mereweather, Gloyne and others, dating as early as 1933. The full text of this section is pictured above.
Noteworthy: This book used to belong to the Library at the Department of Public Health, State of Tennessee.
CONDITION: Acceptable. The binding is broken on this book both at the front and back. All pages are still holding together but it's fragile. A few pages have edge tears. Ex-library book with stamps and marks. Some pages having writing or other marks.