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d r . c o p l a M An d ; ' ETHYL. ^ WORKERS' HEALTH. Further facts of profound interest in connection with the health of the public are contained in the second section of the medical report on ethyl petrol pre- * pared for The Dailtf MQ.il by Dr. Myer / Coplans. D.S.O., and published to-day in '? Page 17. \ \ ,;/ . - This report is based on prblonged and exhaustive investigationsi'carried out on behalf of The Daily Mail by Dr. Coplans and the Research Association of British Motor and Allied Manufacturers. Points brought out in to-day's instal ment a re : 1. Regarding- th e h an d lin g 'of th e com ponents and oily surfaces of engines in which ethyl petrol has been extensively used. .. A. T he proportion of lead p re sen t con siderably exceeds the lim its laid down for; lead paint. If these m aterials were being! handled by a painter the Lead P ain t I Regulations (1027) would autom atically! apply for the protection of the health of. the worker. f, | B. No h an d lin g w ith the bare h ands by) any person of these oily deposits and) contam inated parts should' be perm it-) ted. .a f 2. The exhaust gases from motor-cars. ( In the Lead P aint Regulations (1927)! it is expressly forbidden to apply lead'; p a in t in the form of a spray in the in terio r painting of buildings, yet the m otor exhaust from a car using ethyl petrol delivers lead into the atm osphere in the form of a fine spray, from the exhaust pipe. . . .. 3. T he ris k of -ev aporation c ausing a ig re a te r co n cen tratio n of lead te tra -e th y l. _ In view of th is it is dangerous to allow ethyl spirit to dry upon.the'skin. ' The remaining-instalments of, the re port will appear in due course. - , K 0001281 N 5820