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ORDER BY. THIS NUMBER NO. D423 N19647 I NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, ST. LOUTS co ocoo tH o -o hi National Lead Company 111 Broadway . New York, New York Dear Mr* Whitson: I have been delayed by a number of unavoidable e preoccupations since my visit with you at your C St. Louis. Since that time, however, I have giv could be done to obtain some answer to the quest relation to your special paints. I am not very shall obtain information that will be useful in There are several reasons for my dark view of th not go into them at this time, for there is some wrong and, therefore, I shall deal with what we what I am led to believe as the result of purely If my proposal is carried out we shall have some much and actually not enough, but some - of the to, and the absorption of, lead associated with the manufacture of the pigment in which we are i useful to you in relation to the potential hazar even if nothing else comes of it. I propose that we obtain samples of the blood an work in the plant in which the pigment is manufa information on each man as follows: Name, age, specific Job in plant, other length of time engaged in each Job; len employment in this set of operations; i this period of employment (vacation, ill when off work and hence not subjected to periods of employment in other operation in which opportunities for exposure to of oxide or other lead containing produc The foregoing information could best be transmit the form of the employment record, fully dated. In addition to the information indicated, the ge history - Jobs held according to dates - should specific reference to other Jobs or occupations lead. From the information above and the analytical fi that is the correlation - will be difficult to se the small numbers of the men and the variable con example, the fact that some of these men wear mas working day, is a serious handicap). The cost of the analytical work on the blood and It costs us approximately $12.50 per sample to ca exclusive of shipping costs (which in this instan you can figure the cost per man and the total cos The cost of the survey of the air will be based o members of the staff in your plant, plus the expe from Cincinnati. One day for a principal investi at their current salaries, should do the job, ass operating when they are at hand. The additional analysed (dependent upon the method to be used), of samples taken. I believe it wise to have the samples of urine an physieiap at his office, to which the men would g without providing undue opportunity for the conta We shall provide containers and instructions for containers could be sent directly to the physicia could fill out the blanjs sheet which we require f cation of the samples, label the. samples, and ret to us. It is possible, of course, to have the air analys is, at about the same time that the samples of bl but there is no harm in waiting (unless the plant reason) until the analyses of the blood and urine It is convenient at this time, since I am writing my traveling expenses and for the day I spent wit later, if you prefer, after the other work has be I am just getting it to you while I have it at ha part of the financial transactions. The remainde course if we proceed according to my proposal or Since I must go abroad on a quick and unexpected around Western Europe,leaving June 10th or 11th, done in my absence, unless you decide against tha to be responsible for any unnecessary delay, and decision, we could get the first step in this job I shall discuss the air survey, as well as the an KE 0018382 RAK: ss Enclosure cc: Mr. J. Cholak Cordially Robert A. KE 0018383