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 GG ro o O Uj X. Dr* J# Heels #32 Avenue des Aaalcoa Brussels Dear Doctor Heelst I had the plea summer of visiting Brussels and of talk Dr Stessena of the Government Health D concerning the Introduction of leaded g Belgium It has always been m y purpose that wa have a capable medical advisor the mixing operations within any countr very much pleased to have Dr* Stassens you be approached on this subject* Since that tim frcm ocmmero!al representatives of Ethy ^oration* who have told me that you hav look after this work# X am very glad t it possible to do so since I feel confi moans that this work can be carried out any serious difficulties# X am sending cover# a bound volume of the published laboratory which X believe you will fin seems probable that you have availed yo information which 5s In the hands of Dr any case I think you will find it usefu volume for reference# Along with It X memorandum for medical consultants whic with the idea of calling attention to t policies of the Medical Department of E Corporation# X believe there is nothin policies which will conflict in any way official duties# X send you also a few articles which X think will be of inter In addition to which Is In the 'articles* X wish to cal to one danger which will not arise for Belgium but which is worthy of anticipa conditions lead compounds accumulate In been used for mixing and storing leaded recognition of this* we have issued cer for precautions in c l e w i n g such tanks* He 0013485 I should appre you would wrlto me from time to time an if any difficulties arise It is possi be of some assistance to you in avoidin culties* and I shall be happy to do so# In the above c a y attontion has been called to the fac chemical manufacturing company by the n has been carrying on work which indicat of manufacturing an anti-knock compound such information as has come to me* thi a volatile lead compound* and it is pre patent of Ethyl Export Corporation woul a deterrent to tills enterprise# Howeve matter does not Interest me* I am much with the fact that the manufacture of t la an extremely hazardous affair*.and I much hat to so a repetition of the di occurred In this country# wherever vol pounds have been manufactured* even In small amounts* without a stringent medi trouble has occurred from a series of e and there have usually been deaths# As of this difficulty* we undertook years study of the hazard of this work* and ly* over a period of years* given our b attention to the development of safety result of this has been that a means of these lead compounds with safety has be It has been* however* a very costly ent had to work with the engineers of the m in such a way as to get the most useful arrangements of factory* ventilation* d and all such similar precaution I am that when these manufacturer In Belgiu produce these lead compotjnds fen a large repeat the errors which have been made sors with the result that you will have and you will have a serious hygienic pr I should Ilk to see this avoided not o unnecessary to repeat these Incidents* It would be an exceedingly bad thing fo Interest of Ethyl Export Corporation. is not* of course* the most important o point of view* but it does merit some c KF 0013480 the knowledge that I have In this matte representative drawings and equipment* see serious difficulties arise in this As an example this same question arose in Italy some attempted to forestall it by advising were undertaking the manufacture of te They failed to take seriously wh a t I t they believed I was merely trying to m for thorn to compete with Hthyl Export throwing all manner of obstacles In th equipment in their nay* Preceding mi they manufactured tetraethyl lead but a there were several deaths* a aeries of and finally It was found necessary to provisions* similar to those X had out from ray experience that one can expect these same difficulties unless these p and operated on the basis of the exper already been gained In this field* I have not wr Stassena on this point* I shall do so so advise me* X think* however* you m matter with him and if either you or h of obtaining more information from me* to contribute all of the Information w Very HAKfi* kio&er K& . 0013487