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* I EXHIBIT C-2 ILi& i l 1 la cJ il u s I rj;i r? A/^nr.ijalfioin ,CVIXTON H M aWOWMlLL. .'= . W oe!CLL. * coax* ='""* M"` <<1-20 LEXINGTON AVENUE L7 NKW YOKlV- >' V. I JMiULr'.- 1945 Dr. Josecn C. ; ut yess&enusetts Deric-rf. L -ospltal Fruit i* w loston, Mass. Dear- Joe: l.c contl y f , r.o th- r all** r.-i case of If ad ooisor.in in an infant attract^ :r.y c. stor.tion. Tnis one occurred near P.iiladelonia . As the ,nev.:spaper account referrea to the hospital v.hero tt.e illness ana death of _ the youngster occurred I v,;.s able to '. rite for fur trier Information, as prr co,i-s of corresoor*' cnee attached. It looks to me as if Dr. '.layer has made out a poor lead case for amain there is r.o ant lysis of toe paint alli-eec to have caused the tc-oucle and train tne X-ray is apparently used as tne chief indication of the presence of lead. >* I thought 1 v.oulc. drop down to Abington some time in the near future ami tal'-; to Dr. llayer and tell nir.i some of the things ve nava learned in the last year or so about tne subject, but before I did so I -.oulc like to have your fran< opinion, if you can give it to me, on the basis of tne inform:- tfon suonlied by Dr. .'.aver as to whether or not you frel tr.is is r ronuiiie leas case. I am glad to retort that ry Executive Com mittee is arranging to have funds supplied to Dr. Eyers and his associates for carrying on the program I sooke to you about last nontn at tne Children's hospital and I do hope it v;ill result in giviri:: us enouen 'information to get at the facts in the alleged cases of leed poison ing among Children. > .`.itn best wishes for 1945, N16043 lord^Aly Vours, A/fokUJ' Cticre tary.