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January.28, 1947 Dr. Bernard M. Blum Department o f Health 600 West 168th S tr e e t New York 32, New York My dear Dr. Blum: The lead content o f paint fo r c h ild re n 's c r ib s are p retty w ell known. The amount which i s present in then i s so small that I have never thought that any d eleteriou s e f f e c t could come from them. Most o f the enamels and Ducos used contain so l i t t l e lead that no trouble could come. I do not believe that lead up to three or f i v e per cent would make any differen ce althou^i I have no absolute q u a n tita tive data on t h a t . ; .. I ,t h in k you could get a good many analyse? by-getting in touch with Mr. F e lix Wormser o f the Lead Industries Association, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 1 7 , who i s very in te reste d in th is problem. r . The pairt manufacturers are so a l e r t to the problem that they are-seeing t o . i t . t h a t the lead content of p a in ts .fo r ch ild ren 's toys and in t e r io r painting in kept a t a low l e v e l ; so t h e t a s you put i t , I t i s rendered safe fo r a l l p r a c t ic a l purposes. In my experience, the children who get into trouble are those who get i t from re-painted crib s done with high lead p a in t. ' ' K '*s ; I d o not think that from the p r a c t ic a l point o f view t h is i s problem except on re-painted toys and c r ib s , painted with an unwise pigment. - Sincerely yours, JCA:RK . ,, j . Joseph C. Aub, 14. D ... - ?GT0 0 S