Catherine,
Just for general information, the blowing of very fine Aluminium powder into
the miners dry (changing rooms) was also practised at the Geevor Tin Mines
at Pendeen Cornwall. (I believe, up until approximately 1958/9)
There were four "diffusers" situated in the four corners of the room, & were
discharged at the end of shift when the miners were showering / changing
clothes.
Regards, Bob Orchard.
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From: "Evan Price" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, 16 July 2000 14:32
Subject: Re: Miners' Health and Self-help remedies
> Catherine,
> During the 1940's, and to 1950 at least, the Canadian Mines Act
> required that all cookhouses feeding miners should provide one quart of
> milk per day per miner as a means of combating silicosis. This turned
> out to be a fallacy, because we were told that milk only masked the
> beginnings of silicosis on X-rays. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting
> Company ( later Cominco) also blew aluminum dust in the dry. Supposedly
> this coated the silica particles so that they would be expelled naturally
> from the lungs. I assume that this last was tested and proven.
>
> Catherine Mills wrote:
>
> > Hello
> > I wonder if any one can help or point me in the right direction?
> > I am looking for references to self help medical remedies, the 'old
> > wives tales', used by the 19th and early 20th century metal miners to
> > combat respiratory disease.
> > Many thanks
> > Catherine Mills
>
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