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hr. jufoe-i -a . Aenoe College of henicine university oi Cincinnati Ci nc i nna t i, Jr.i o Lear Dr. r.ehoe: This is to acknowledge receipt of your 1-ct'er regard ing lead haz ards at the Magnus Metal riant. I am flad that you rave written to me for v^ur letter has dis closed a few things that I did not enow and also givre roe an oceortunity to explain m.y position in re~' re' to my report. hy visit was made at the reouest of Mr. Rutledge of the Martin serv ice Connery end a. letter from, the management cf the plant. It was my pur pose arid desire to he of help in locating er.d eliminating lead hazards r;then than to in any way avoid resncnsibility for a case of lead poison ing. oir.ee you have open given a copy of my report, which I hope is a correct one, you will note that carts of the plant were not in operation and I did not see the claimant or any medical reports. I was also told that one of their men who h?& "beer, enraged in -wheeling scrap metal was said to have lead poisoning. The place where he worked had oe*n cleaned and I saw no evidences of lead dust at that, time, hut you will note that I qualified my statement with the oossihility that- he may have been ex'osed around the furnaces. Later when his claim was filed I saw a state ment from the claimant ir. which he not only had worked around the furnaces hut had poured metal which, from what I saw, probably contained 5 oer cent lead. It seems to have "been this exposure which may have accounted for his disability. I have not seen the claim since it was first filed hut in tend to lock it np. I have never h&c. any thought of questioning the diagnosis of any case made by yo; or your associates. In fact I have always had the highest re gard for your opinions and have considered you an authority on questions pertaining to lead. I deeply regret any misunderstanding or misinterpret ation of any of my motives in rerurc to this plant, especially if it has _ V. Dr. Hohert h.. Kehce, Cincinnati, Ohio 0-0-47 caused you any inconvenience. I recently heart of several other cases of lead poisoning in this 'lent end an ~lad they are under your supervision. Very truly yours, hDO: Jl- Medic&l Invest i've i H 0014183