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'rHE J OURIV\L OF THE

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Ga . Ga H. Simons1 ll.,D.

·Editor ani G9 neroJ.

uanager Emaritun

A?.lli:RICAN UEDICAL ASSOCIATIOI~

535 North Dearborn Stroot
CHICAGO
August S, 1932.

Dr. J. G. r.annar,
Roak Spri :ngs, Wyo.

Dear Doctor Wanner:
In reply to your letter of July 30, \,o
suggest that you wite to the Secretary of the Chica.go Ophtholt10logi.caJ. Society, Dr. R. c. Gamblo, 30 Horth W.chiean Avenue ,
Ob.ioago, Illinois, for the raports requested.

·,;a regrot being un:iblo to find a.ny rei'eronco
to the subject of the "Obapt:IBJl 'lnble."

'l"le m.11 bo glad to look

further if you can give us more definite roi'oroncaa.
Ue o.ro enclosing our ca.tal.ogu listing tho

publications ot the American Uedical. Association.
Yours very truly,
JOURNAL AUERICAN llEDIOAL ASSOOIATION.

llZ

�THE INDUSTRIAL CO?JUISSION OJ.i' UTAH

state Capitol

Commissioners
Salt Lake Gi·iy, utuh

O.F. r~cShano

Auguot 4th, 1932

rJm. _1. Knerr
Hemry lJ. Hayes

Carolyn I. Snith
Secret.ary
Di'. Juy George r:unnor,
rlezzanir:a l?lo Oi' Suite
First Se.c urity Ballk Bldg. D
Rock Springs, TTyomi~.

Replying to your favoE" of July 3oth, 1932, ue are

cneloaii1$ to you bereoith copy of Chapmail's Percentage Vision
Tabl0.

We are very happy to furnish you m.th this im'oA""•

mution ..
Vory respectfully yours,

'iim. I.I. Knerr ( Signed)
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�'.i.1I-IB A.L!!ERIOAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHliLMOLOGY i\WD OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Se:;ction of Instruc·aon

D~ o Harey s. Gradle
SGc~eta~y : Ophthalmology
58 E. ;;Jo.shington St • .,
Chicago O Illinois.

D:r. Uilliom V. liullin
Socl~e-i;m-y: O~olaryngology

Cleveland Clinic
Clevoland, Ohio

i\ugust 30, 1932.

Dr. Jay George r.ann0ll'
Fi:&amp;"st Security Bank Building

Rock Springs, 17yolirlng
Uy dear Doctor:

Dr. Gamble ·l;urnod OVGi" your letter of August 23rd to me fa!' an,;,;1er.

Tho oo-cnlled Chicago 0-phthalmology Society table und J.,he om knomi as the
Chnr,nan table nro errliiroly antiquated as t1ell as are maey of the a'c;hoi'

omilax- tables in 'Gt1ieh coIJponsa.Uon is based solely upon central visual acuity ..

I hc.vo no copios of those tables available, but I am referring your le·li·Gor and
ey o.nonox- to Dr. Uoodvard, legal Jirector of the A.M.A.
in nhich cas o I am otn· c "Ghat he \,ill be kind enoufgl to ser.d you copieoo
not ho can inform you r,aor0 they are to bo obtained.

Very sincerely yours.
(Signed) Harry Gradlo
HARRY s. GRADL:3

HSG:AG

If

�AHERICAN MEDJ.CAL ASSOCIATION

Bureau of Legal ':1edicine and Legisle:'don
Uillic..m C. \'!oodr1urdp ~1. D., L.L.U., Directo!"

53S North Dearborn Stx-eot, Chicago,

Di:-. Jay li-GOI"ga \7amior8
F-iz-Er6 S0 cmri ty Bank Bldc; .. ~
Reck Sp&amp;"ings, r!yoraing ..

Dr. Gradle has roi'orrod to n 0 yot!I' lottmr of August 23rd,
i;"Ol0:Hv0 to -tables noo ill use fer tho purpose of computing loss of vision.
I knou nothing~ the table oT report of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society and nothing of the so-called Ghapr:ian ta.bla. Uhila you
nsk for:- inforrm.1:~ion conc0rning all tublco of thia cho.ra.cter that ura
0
in preserr~ use in th0 computation of induS"iirial cases,'' I vonture ·i;o
submit tho i'ollotJing inforaation, dtllout knooing r1hother tho tables arul
rnethods referred :i;o are or are not in common uso tcduy.

-:mom.as Hall Shastid, Ophthalmic Jurisprudence:

A reprint

fx- 01~ 'ifuo .l\j:;191.~ic:lil EncyclopGdi.a of Ophtllalnology (Z;'here the Title is

•~wgal R0 1atio:co of Oph·~halmology1' ).
Undor the ~bave title, Dr.
Sho~:i.dp oi? Superior, D:i.aconain, print~ r1For Privato Distribution OzQy/0
-'&amp;hroui;h the Olevoland Pl·ess at Chicago, · in 1916, tho vol~e numed abovoo
On 1):l.goo 73 and i'ollo-.1ing, ho diacaases Visus.l Economics.
At the begim1i ng of his dlscussio~, he says: n:ror c..n entirely diff orent viou of
·t hio oubject, s0e, in ·thio Encyclopedm, ( of ,Ophthalmology-), 'Vis.,1ll
000-ao:.iiea' a very thoroUWi article by Dr. E. E. Holt."
H. llagnue and H. V. Uiirdernmn, Visual Econcmios with Rules for
Bstitrltion of -'i;ho Earning Ability Af'tor Injuries to the Eyeti. This
book i;7ao published "For the use of the uedicE.l alld l0gal profe::isions,
buoinesc corpoNi.tions tmd insuranco officials."
It ur.s published by
C. Porth, lOS Gram Avenue, lliluaukoe, YJisconsin, in 1902.
It contnins
tho moat complete exposition of Visual Economics uith ohich I am acquainted,
covering 1,32 pages of toxt nnd tablos, t1ith a bibliography.
Shastid
rei'oro in aocplir.'lontory terms to thia book.
Hani'y H. ICesalor, Accideirtal InjurioJJ: The ~edico-Legal A0 poato
of t1orkmon' s Canponsation and .Public Liability.
Publiehod by Leu C; r,'obiGor,
Philo.delphjln, 1931. Kosaler davotos about 10 pagoa to a discuo □ion of tho
evaluation of the loss of vision und gives o. br!et bibliography o

�!i'ru.nk Allpol'"·li,. \·.'orkm0n' c CO!Jll)enoation uHh Especial
F-o c=0nco -~o Losa of Vision. Published in tho Joux-nal oi' tho 11.rJe:rican
t:ctl ical Asoociation, 74: 166-168 (January 17) 1920.
l.l llpcrt subrd-i;s
a c~ \cl&gt;lc) ?eeently adopted by -~he Chicago Opht~amological Society 0
-c~ich i'i; i□ hoped may be universo.lly and um.formally adop-iod."
r,11ile the ~~Jn0rican Medical .Aasociation is n~ p~epai:-ed ·i;o
fo,.·;:dsh to ·i;he iJ:ldusti'io.l corporation to uhioh you !'ei's!i' clippings
Cud r0pTinta from its otm files, you as -. Q~.I"ollot1 of the .uasociation cun
obtuiill fo&amp;&gt; yow, otm. tor;po&amp;"e.ry uao, according to the leaflet thut I
onclos::,, horer,ith a 11 pookage librm-y'' on JGho appraisal oi' the loss of
vision, uhich you n&amp;y find of Vnlti:O o If you desiro sueh a "package
lib~all'y/~ 5.t uill bo nocossary fog, y ou ·;;o nake application for it,
in accortlaZ1C0 r1iih tho cnclcoed ino·tx-ncticns.
Yours truly P
(SiGaod)

'l",b. O. \'loodr:ard
Dirootor

r1au :oo
'li:lliOla

�1'HE PACJC.1\GE LIBRARY
ile\·1 Se:-..~ vieo of As socia:i;ion H0G.dqu::\Tters Non Ava.ilnble

M; an outgrovih of the_ indexing, bibliowaphic and lending

on :::mziy pha sos of modicine und su.rgoryo

'.iliio n-a.terial uill be loaned

t o ,-2:;i.f. os-s of ·~ho As1:wcmtion 01· ·Go subscribers to its pu'bllca-tio11s f' or
G1. Sfil3ll

cho.;:,go, covering ne,i.~01y tho cost of colloc-'Ging ·t;ho :materinl and

Tho coll0c·~ian doe s no-t c o:drni~ nrticle.s in f'oroign

'l'be f ollcmip.5 S.o tho liot o:? r 1l0s gov0rning the pn.clmge,
lib:?a ey:
1 ~ fi.oquosts for- pac!re. 6 cs ;;;;hould b e a.dclrossod 11 L5.brary, f..oarican

r.!edicnl As sociation. 11

2o Only 0n0 } aclw.go n.ay bo. bor1·oued o.t on~ ti!'lo.

3. 'l'Ocrr~y~f.:v~ c ento ;.n sti;mips muot be euclosad to cover postuga r•1d
:,a:d, of o;::. enco of collecting the Ili\torial.
A. . Poclrngoo □uot not i3o kopt longor thsi.n si½ dayo.

5

0

~ e.cimges, or :i:iieDO conttu.nod ·i;t10rein, that arc lost can be reY,l o.ccci, ir at all, only by -~ho purchase of acm or all of the
loo·1; i-'G cas o Tho actua.l ·cost oZ roplacing such itcn:s must be

b ~I:10 by tho bcrl'"O"Jer.

6 0 \'::hon r-eturning the paekago, tear off tha slip .E:Gnt uith pu.ckago
£'.1'.ld pasta on wrapper.
Pleaso notify Tne Library, .l\morican
llcdical AScociation, 535 N. Dearborn st. - postal card iEJ sufficient ..
\7hen the pa.eke.gs is mailed back.

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