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'r 11. i ,' Jr-* tS* Dire*-4** ftf H*o IiK od Jof*ty Lod {ndw>*rti A*t<}<HA, Inc 3f2 Mo d i * c h i Art. Nw Y*fti 17, H Y. Zo >a Aha*d v*th Lead Lcceti^r **, \ z^a d Fnnrns j u o s a f e t t BUtum* J.0. T> To Hester* of tb Lead Industrie* Association, Xac.l "s il ic o s is rn rag ms t al k o t o o prrogm4 Th* Public Bealth Service of the U. S. Departnent of Health, Education end Welfare sad the Bureau of Mine* of the U. S. Departoeot of the Interior hv* cooperated la a three-year study of 67 Bines In this country, 22 of vfclch vers lead-line-silver sines. Medical crajlnstloos of employees and Masureacnts of the air-home d-ust ccocentratIocs vere Bade and the results recorded. Ve ahleV any of our Beaters vould be interested In reading this *valuetloc vfalch has recently been printed.* Of Interest to us here are the cccnents cade and the results listed regarding the present-day prevalence of lead poisoning among nicer* In the lead alne*. Bo acdlcal exaalnatlocs for lead vere cade but each employee vas questioned concern ing his Medical experience vlth lead and these result* are quit* Interesting. A total of 2b aeo had suffered lead poisoning out of k,?6l esployeea. This repre sents a prevalence of 0.7$ vhlch Is In sharp contrast vlth th* prevalence of 1**$ of th* Utah octal mixer* reported In a previous survey conducted In 1939* Po t your Interest ve quote the carplet* section frau this U5TE3 pub liestIan. "History of Lead Poisoning A past history of lead poisoning vas reported by 82 Betal sine voider*. further exaalnstloo of the records of these een Indicated that for 21, ths lead pci seeing sptsode had occurred at a tin* vhen they vere not eepleyvd In netal Inleg. Tasks vottooed Included spraying orchards, painting, naXlng storage battsrlss, and veldlng and cleaning gasoline tank*. The regaining 61 n*n had auffered fron lead poisoning vhlle employed at Metal Bines. This constituted a prevalence of 0.* percent of vorker* at all Bine*. If only Ben working at aloes xdileh vere producing lead xd>*n the present study vat Bade are considered, there vere found to be 26 aeo vho reported having had lead poisoning at sene tin* in their past experience. This represents a prevalenca of 0,7 percant at contrasted vlth 1* percent of th# Utah metal nlnerv vho reported a history of lead poisoning when surveyed In 19)9. Aacng 25* Utah Metal miners examined in 19/8, just 1 Ban reported ever having had lead poisoning. If th* 1939 rat* had continued th# expected mmt-er of aen vlth lead poisoning voaild have bean >6. Th* great decrease in percent of men affected can be attributed to cany factors, among vhlch night ba a change In th* proportion of lead or** Blned (More sulfide and lets carbonate ore, vhlch 1* More likely to cause lead poisoning). * "Silicosis In th# Hstal Mining Industry -- A devaluation . 1958-1961" U. 8. Lspartasnt of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public health Service Publication Bo. 1076. (for sal* by Superintendent of Docxsaents, Washington, D.C. 20*02 - fries $1.2}) 'ua igmmrygi er.,rT" gatinqmpeu1 l'-t!Pw*BSWW)^jffly'"'* acwrevatP" .:'>p*tj.j3w L IA 11613' -2- | The following tabulation ehova th year vhen the Ittt attack of lead poiiocing occurred aiuoog the ncn <jvetlooed In the turvey. Tear of Inet lead poltoolng IVr'ore 19.15 .............................................. jii,!. ........................................................ Etcher of aen 7 11 Yj^-Y/9* 22 1955 and UUr .................................................................10 lUaous diU ............................................... 11 Total ...................................................................... 7IST Tbeee figure* Indicate that, although lend pol*coing naong fclner* 1* becaolng lncrealngly rvre, there are tlll cuti vtlch have developed within the pest fev year*. Alaoet tvo-thlrd* of the cine* studied revealed no worker* with hl*tory of lead pollening. Only four nine* reported acre than three cnee*, the great*tt nterber occurring at any one nine vat eight caees. The aajorlty of attack* of lead polaoclng In recent yeara bad occurred at the aer* nli.* where the alner vet working at the tloe of the rr Ileal cxanloatlofi. Attack* In earlier yenra bad usually taken place at a lne othir than that at vhlch the verier woe currently employed." Very truly youre, i i Jkp Doo 0. Fa*ler icrtBd ! ; i