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JLemtl lamdlHisiiries A m oralfficm C L IN T O N H . K .C . BROWNELL, F.W . ROCKW ELL, RO BERT LINOLEV sect 21 PRESI D EN T 4-20 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK 17.N.Y. MANFRED BOWDITCH D IRECTO R O F HEALTH AND SA FETT rlov emb er 19, 1951 Dear Bob: I h a v e just r e t u r n e d to m y o f f i c e after si:: reeks' absence and find among the mass of correspondence on my desk an inquiry relative to the possibility of a lead hazard in the welding of such lead-bearing steels as the In l a n d S t e e l C o mpany's " L e d l o y . '' S i n c e this contains a maximum of 0.25 per cent lead, I would consider any such hazard quite remote, even in confined spaces. However, there .appears to have been no study made of this question and I therefore write to ask your opinion. If by any chance there has been some report on this that I have missed, the reference would, of course, be appreciated. I am quite aware of the fact that there Is a lead hazard In the manufacture of such steels. Sincerely yours, R o b e r t A. Eehoe, M.D., D i r e c t o r Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Eden Avenue , a . . , C i n c i n n a t i 19, Ohio - >.-z r; - MB: JA . : : . ' K 0014980