Abstract
<h3>To the Editor:—</h3> This letter outlines the history of the asbestos body from its discovery through a period of little clinical significance to the present day when it holds the position of being possibly one of the greatest industrial medical problems of the age. <h3>Asbestos:—</h3> Asbestos is a general term that covers a number of minerals of which four are of commercial importance: crocidolite from the Republic of South Africa, amosite also mined chiefly in the Republic of South Africa, chrysolite which occurs in many countries of the world, and anthophyllite which is mined mainly in Europe. <h3>Asbestosis:—</h3> This is a type of lung fibrosis in workers exposed to large amounts of asbestos dust. It may or may not be associated with recognizable clinical disease during life and is produced by all types of asbestos. Asbestosis was recognized as an industrial disease at the turn of the century, but at
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