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DRUG NOTTI NGHAM TELEPHONE: NOTTI NGHAM 45501 BOOTS PURE DRUGCO, LTD. HEAD OFFICE STATION STREET N OTTI N GH AM PLEA SE AD D R ESS AN Y REPLY TO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT From: Dr.J.R.F.Williams. 2nd January, 1951* Robert A.Keboe, Esq., H.D., University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Eden Avenue, CIUCIMATI. Dear Dr. Kehoe, Thank you very much for your letter I am sorry I have not replied earlier "but I have been away from my office. I am arranging to send you some B.A L. Glucoside when the next batch is ready. >0 I of Kovember 15# and for A? my letter probably in the use of the agent 'm time to time that it 'up observations on the ibly short period of time. Linical trial in your It a while rather than to Lnly there is no good reas' |patients at this time, if I Lnce in contributing to th ut seme observations on t* Id be glad to do so. Our o the study of toxicity in have not been engaged I-arsenical activity cf aaj ^estiens along thi3 line as L, I should be glad to have ;should care to send along he experiments could be much. Otherwise I am dis ?, before undertaking to use :aticn, and 1 sincerely hope ------ ------- --------- - glapments, so that ve can begin our work at the earliest feasible time. If the glucoside could be used effectively in connection with persons who havb been unduly exposed to lead in industrial work, it would serve an exceedingly useful purpose. It goes almost without saying, In informed and Intelligent medical circles,that the only proper approach to this problem is the prevention of hazardous absorption of lead. This can be done adequately. Unfortunately it is not done, and therefore ohe has the problem of dealing with persons who are not actually ill but who cannot continue their work within a load trade because of the risk involved,and who cannot be returned to their jobs promptly or even after a short time, because of the fact that the lead exposure associated with their work is hazardous. We could do a great deal in properly selected cases, if we had a means