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CITY OF JAMES P. DIXON, M. D. COMMISSIONER NORMAN R. INGRAHAM. M. D. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OWEN B. STUBBEN DEPUTY COWHlSSIOiSER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ROOM 630 .CITY HALL ANNEX. PHILADELPHIA 7. PA. Division of Air Pollution Control and Environmental Sanitation ouly 3, 1956 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe The Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine University of Cincinnati iiden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Re: Case of a child who died of lead poisoning Dear Dr. Kehoe: case: I would like to have your opinion on the following 195 W. Tioga Street, in the Philadelphia cfreaTdied on Septeimmbher 2P1I . at tha af7a nf twenty-one months 00 ^^ Specimens of toys taken from the child1 s home showed largely pure lead. Samples of earth taken from the rear yard of his home showed 0.2$ lead maximum. The question has been presented to our Division as to whether the dirt from the rear yard of the child1s home could possibly have caused the lead poisoning. Right near the home of the child is an aluminum foundry which, to our knowledge, has not used or prepared any of the alloys containing lead. If so, at least only on rare occasions. I would like your help in this matter concerning this child who was a "pica" and consumed almost anything. Very truly yours. JL:r N14005 Jesse Lieberman, Chief Industrial Sanitation Section