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n&m 9f,wm Mr, Philip Drinker Jounral of Industrial Hygiene. 55 Shattuck Street Boston, Mass* Dear Hr* Drinkers* 1 am sending you herewith the review of Dr* Williams* article on Chronic Lead Poisoning in accordance with your reouest of'March 6th* You will find that this . is not precisely an abstract. It Is, in fact,, a somewhat unusual review, but X have studied the article carefully and there are a number of facts in it which compel me to be entirely honest and straight forward In my criticism of it*. It 'is inmany ways an unfortunate article for it confuses the issues discussed Instead of clarifying them* My own opinions are somewhat mixed in that 1 do not find* it possible to- accept the analytical results of Dr* Fllnn since my previous experience with his analyses have convinced me of their complete unreliability, .and in. as, much as the results obtained at the neurologic 'Institute are nof quoted, and since they too com' from a source which I have had no previous reason for trusting, 1 find myself very doubtful of the correctness of the 'original; diagnosis* This, obviously.*, can not be stated In a review in these terms,' if. 1. grant the correctness . of the .diagnosis and If X' accept the analytical results as essentially correct, 1 as'Compelled to recognise that .Dr, Williams* investigation, of the source of his exposure 'whs inadequate. Thin, all comes from the preparatloir of an article- on a subject In. which the author does not know his way around. Very obviously-I would not wish to say this publicly since the respect - with which. I hold Dr. Williams would not permit such -an. affront, - ~ In this situation I am disposed to wish that you had not asked me to abstract the article although I could not refuse to comply with your request. I * * *** However' sine Ms article will undoubtedly raise more notice than It deserves* and since my review will probably only heighten the notice which it receives* I should feel that It might be xirell not to publish a review or an abstract of it at all* Accordingly you have my permission to consign ray review to the waste-basket* although naturally you are at liberty to make use of it if you wish to do so. Cordially yours* RAK sis 'Robert 'A. Kehoe* M.D. KE 0015230