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1*4: WJWWjj^ilipIBBIPijflWPff^|l'^^,,WW. IIMWWlUUWWBWHBWPf ti`; - ' ' "' ' . ' l I A 0 P 01 7 m iff.* -i ~ ih. -- -f .y. , - -- '-jf -Vfl Ifrixi'll illihf 'iM lii irTa'III ~:rs rsTTn.crrr-csu.rrjr rCZTci;. con a of *ev Xcrs Uolverelty Xk^TITUTE Of IXOOoTQiL KEOXOJrt @325 b>t 33th Street Irv lark 16, f. X. K3rr*y HU1 9-15*0 Mailing iddreaai 477 Flrt Aerot tv Tor'. lfc, 3. April 12, 1954 MMafitfHM TOi Dr. Leona Bauagartaer CanltiloMr w Tor* City b%parta*ct of Ittltk Thla aeecraodja bat baao authoritad tv tha Pew Trrk Pal at, Ttraiah and Lacqaar Aaaoclatlac and la autolttad at their requaat Tor pour coatId#ra tion. During tba laat f*v ya-r* aa incraailcg axcuet cf attar.tloa baa baas attracted to tha prefcle* of lead polaoalng aaoog (call cMliren. Variou* ttudiei end report* os thla altoatloa hae* been aede, particularly la tba citle* of Baltimore, Soatos aid elEeober*. Tba antral picture that baa eoargad free tbtaa *tudie* and lneestlgatlco* la that aaaOl children, par ticularly during the rosier aaoothc, tail tc act tie paint that Plata* off railing*, ear* as as ail vail* la pru;*rti*e that hat* than allovad to rw dcvo and which ara occug led by tha loveat Inc-one group fad lie*. Thla altuotioi cauae* eooeera to the paitlir benltb a;l!ort'.!*j, jarticuiarly of our larger iaouatrlal cltla*. Tba paint Industry la alao thoroughly conversant with thla situation, shares thla concern and la eaalnue to oooperete la awary poasitl* way vita tha public health authorities la it;a that say ba affective la tha prevestloo of load poisoning asony Children. Tba A*#riea_i Standard* Association ha* appeirted a auheoanltta* 166 to consider labeling of Ooellngs and It o*n b* atatad that tha war* of thla aubcooplttaa la being prosecuted with gratifying epned. It 1* expected that thla eoaoltte* will resort at aarly data oo stand*rt labels for paints suitable for Interior*, furniture 1 tcy*. Thla vlll enable ti* paint aatrsfecturers to *utlt th*# label a to tha halth authoriti# * with t'* naesrenc* that thaqr vlll eeet th* r.aads of *uy child baalth altuatloo share ejects! label lag la Indicated. For aoaa considerable llaa, lead paint* bar* a>t baeo weed tqr auM* factorere of children'* toy*, crib* and other fore Itore designed fir u*e ty aoall children. Tr-a at-rra ftjainltt*a, la vhteh paint amuf>cturvr* and baalth authorltle* ara repraaent*!, ha* aa on* of It* ob*aotl*a tin *1 iaioatico of core than a slalnal mv onof load a--l c u t toxic tA*rlia.ita frua Interior palott. laad-coetalnlng pnlnt# ara oaed for out eld* p^iatlag diar tha paint la tapetad to tha weather. L I j o V Q f: R . '^ '-jifl'---t--" t<"i` fV~Sai^ifiWf f'-HitiiTfi-rtnYrrrri-ifrriiirriii^-*---"-*- * * . tEOSA B*tNG/KTKCT April 12, 1?54 -- PAGKtVO Aa oor of tha Uiie tw.il of (.rwoot loo, it b.s tm crcciud b; health authorities that coats Ins rt of pslr.t, If la an lagreelsot, bo labeled with varaing Isbol. It la a,(rent that web a frocrdcre vill bo of oo avail aa far aa tlx fsalIlea art ooncerasd who cootlout to iivt la old, run-down sad decrepit properties. Xa this situation, ethor reoedlea mat bo sought* The paint Industry It strongly op;tod to ti< scsctzsat of varylag labeling regulelloot b> individual goveransntel i(Klea, since It la obvlcuJ tl.it If various jurisdictions onset dlffe-lng local regulation* for labollat, the utaoat eonfusloa vili onto*, together vltn Lusrdaate exp*r.sei ocesaloood ojr th* varlstlma lit lrbtls aa bctveea localities. This would alto eaoao srtrese coefualua la tit handlla* of {ala-, coots lasrs through jclbera and dis tributing house*. Tn practical av. offset It s netted of ty ofllag labels fer joint oootelsrrs Is fcy a-tlooal slsndord. Tbit v old eaeble the asi.ufsctv.rt.rt ar.a dla id tutors, aa wll at thi rstellsra, to ooot all as"1th roculrtweota vlthout fsar cf cootrovealag tbs law. Tbs pslrt i-viuit-y la to appreciative of tls assistance that it bsa obtained free tl o tvim-t'ieot of Health la *ev Ter* Cltjr and psrticulsrl) froo tbs 1'lvitica cf Eavlrocanctsl hesitation.- Tls Inlast ry v.ll fcnep ths Dspsrtaeet lafamsd of progr**.* sod is alw^ra rso^r to welcaee an/ suggestions that ths Ss'irtscal ns/ esrv to offer. AJUle I. J. lease, N.O. Cbairoaa Institute of Industrial ModIdas ta igrfjtax. e.iiiieaffy"jjuier ii.aaiw.'aEawfii yj.otawt^jWfTBjg^^!Bjg!^B{^jeja^^stpq|iyysyaiww!BaB^ag!^ruasuwj(W'