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iferca 3, Willla?. 3. PdholfiiLfrr-# M. D. united iiino Workers of asrica W elfare and T ia tirsa w it Fund Post Cilice Ite 1313 Charleston* 'set Virginia Scar doctor Biheidaffars This is in raply to your letter of February 27, concerning the dermatitis prcblsa at the Monsanto Chinical Ccripany, iiitro, West Virginia and the feasibility of having the United Statss Public Health Sorvico conduct a surrey for control cf the problem. I presses you aro referring to the eases of dermatitis arising out of foe so-called erploalcn that secured at this plant in Karsh,_ 1?49, the aaaa which vac brought to our attootion in July, 199. 7his Departront, tircugh cur star&ra of Industrial Hygisre, has been yggldag very closely on this problem fren the very beginning* This case \r&3 orIgdually culled to cur &ttentlcn by you? rrsdsccsocc'. Dr, J. T. }icrrisca and the United Kins Workers cf insrica District 50 ard U1J. Since that tir* we hs.v* worked very closely with >r. Charles heal of t?*W District 50, the Workmens Ccaapenaation Cens-issioa arr.i the I'k-nsanto Company. t th a v e ry c u t s e t ve a c u ta e t ed th-a c h io f c f vh&t vas tr., tho D v is ie a o f I s h i s t r i ? .! Hyglene, U nited S ta te s lu cilie H ealth srv.i <v>. f c r ad v iso x y c o n su lta t i c ? cn tlio d ermato lo g ima1 a s p e e ts c f tfcs probi. The D iv isic n c f iudun u r i a l iyyien*) a c c c rd in g ly had ~r >r.ul C anybeil c liie f c f to c i r d orzali o lc g c a l o c rv ic s coi::-o io e s t V irg in ia and v i s i 1 th o p la n i viith I r , l&Clav o f our ovn bureau o f I n d u s t r i a i Kpgieiis* r Campbell c c v f ircic-a tr.e cacas ac a type o f c h lc r-a c n e =.?.?, rondo r?*rarr-. re e curvarla ticu n in a rs p o rt to th in D e r^ rtsc st dateci Augunt, 1919. Folle*-;ing t h a t cu r cvn D ocortr.snt rode erJnuuplivs stu rile s arri an a : c u lt o f a l l cor^sornod v o r lir g cn th probior., th emucruro yas Vreuy undo? control. This I believe is borsa cut by the fact that no nev c hivo dovaloprri fren this eparation fc? cult? ceno * V iilliio H. K ifcc ld affe r, K. D, March 3 , 1952 The groblsa sow &s I see It Is not one of taking an of- -floial survey for tho purpose of Baking appropriate reocxssnditiccs for' tha control of the problem as suggested by tba Dublin Sealih `5crrlof>, This I believe has boss done la the particular case ord the lessor cases of dersstitia fTos other sources can and vlll bs handled also by this Bopartaent. The instead, is one of obtaining cm adequate sv3JLus.tion of tba offsets of the criminal ex posure cn the verknen end proper radical trsatsast to correct or 'alleviate these effects. It is ry undorstardir.g that to date s m s of these workiss have bees sent to tbs Cleveland Clinic and the Kottsring laboratory for observation and special diagnostic tests. It is sy farther understanding that the results of then* tests are being ido available to thg Occupational Disease KalinaI Beard of tbs Workmens Ccapensation Ccsaissicai. Ws have alsaya worked very closely with the United States rublio Health Service and their Division of Occupational SarJIth has always been rest cooperative. I as act of the opinion, however, that a survey and recosnsodnaticno fear control such as you indicate they have suggested would bo of any particular value at this tin. To By thinking it would bs aoedless duplication of-work already doso. On the other hard, if the Division of Occupational Health is in a position to offer assistance is clinical diagnosis of the cases, which certainly have developed far beyond that of chlor-acne, and in recGssondlsg treatssont- ..in addition to that already offered by tbs various specialists, than by'all seaas wo would sal00250 such assistance. In the Baaniios, if you have any nsw svider.es indicating that new cases are developing fron this particular operation or if . you have any other specific cases of exposure this Depcr-tsent is willing to be of every assistance possible. Sincerely yours ,, NHD/PDH/fcb cc: A. G. Easier, !i. D. Seward Killer, M. S. Donald J. Slnaiaghsa, M. D. S. H. Dyer, H. D,,, K. ?. ii. State Director of Health