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February 3, 1939 Mr. 3. C. Taylor Ethyl Gasoline Corporation Chrysler Building New York, New York Attention Mr. 0. B. Lewis Dear Mr. Lewis: Enclosed please find letters addressed to Mr. Olver and Mr. Dunn. Very truly yours, WM: vr 'fVillard Machle, M D. K E" 0021753 rr . February 3, 1^39 Mr. Sm K. Fitzgerald Ethyl Gasoline Corporation 5 Adelaide Street, Seat Toronto, Canada Attention ar. A. Giver Dear Sr. Givers In reply to your letter of January 3, with enclosure, w wish to advise you that Dr, Kahoe has written Dr. Story for further information or, the illness of flflHHHRK* have &s yet received no reply from Dr. story. In so far as ar. 4Ml is concerned, you can assure Kr* 't;e.rherson that there- is no likelihood of Shaw acquiring lead poisoning from the hetidll&g of loaded gasoline. $* have eecn no e&aee of-lead poisoning which were over contracted or contributed to by work with leaded gasoline; and moreover, all of th evidence which we and others have accumulated leads us. to the opinion that there is no likelihood of poisoning from this source from the handling cf leaded gasoline as ordinarily carried out in eoeu&erce. In so far a Mr. ^miskln condition is concerned, from the descriptions which we have received to date, Sheiw*s condition probably it the result of e gasoline dermatitis, which an be contracted with equal ease from leaded or non-le&ded &Ue. The - addition of the components of Sthyl Fluid to gaeoiin* in no way mskee it more likely to produce a dermatitis or imy other result of irritation of the akin. However, gasolines do vary in their capacity to produce irritation and dermatitis. Highly cracked gasolines are notoriously bad in this respect. Further more , it is not possible to predict after man has once'had gasoline dermatitis what his reactions will be on subsequent exposure to gasoline; that is to say, we do sot know whether be would be more or less likely to get dermatitis after resuming work with gasoils. In some men effcer recovery from one attack with resumption of exposure to gasoline, the second attack oos&es on more swiftly and more severely than the first. On the other hand, in eoss instances, after an attack there seems to fee an increased resistance to gasoila effect tad work say b carried on with gasoline for long periods of time without reappearance of the dermatitis. Still others sees* to have iso change in susceptibility as the result of sm attack. You can see therefore, that it is not possible to assure Hr. ho`herson that it would fee safe for to return to work with gasoline. K 0021754 N22781.01 Ur, a . s# elver - (2) - February 3, 1939 VatQh teste applied with diluted gasoline by physician night b of us in determining whether or not therows llksllhood'of the condition reappearing upon rsausiption of work# But tbo results of these tests are osswhst difficult of interpretation as &ueh depends upon the manner in which the workmen exposes hicaelf to the irritant That is to say, res though retains his sensitivity to gasoline, if ho uses extreme care not to allow skin contact with gasoline, avoids the vapors as r.uch as possible, he slight very well resun work with gasoline# Regardless of conjecture in the end the final answer will bo gotten only when Shaw resuss work with gasoline# If he tolerates work with gasoline without reappearance of hi dermatitis, well nd good. If on the other hand, his dermatitis reappears,obviously he should dis continue work with any -and. all gasoline# I have gone Into some detail in di*? cussing gasoline dermatitis and have addressed this letter to you for your Information. You *sey acquaint hr. licpheraon with such portions of it e seem indicated# Very truly yours, i.Iij vr ec; 0# B# lewis tellierd'Sas^'io,1 '& "& H 0021755 i