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CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, In c . an d AFFILIAT ED COMP AN IES A IRVING PLACE J. J. WITTMER. M. D. OIRECTOR, PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT N. E. ECKELBERRY, M. D. ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR R. C. KIM BALL. M. D. ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR N EW Y O R K , N .V. Mar ch 15-1940 #25 Sub Co T r a n s p o r t a t io n Dep ar tm en t ( As s is t a n t St o ck Man) Con T e l & E le e Sub Co Ch a u ffe u r - Cla s s A ( St o ck Man) Ro b e r t A Kehoe M D Ke t t e r in g La b o r a to r y of Ap p lie d Ph ysio lo gy Un ive r s it y of Cin cin n a t i Co lle ge o f Med icin e Eden Aven u e Cin c in n a t i Oh io ' De a r Dr Keh oe Th is i s to ackn ow ledge r e c e ip t o f you r cor r esp on d en ce o f 2 -1 -4 0 a ls o yo u r co r r e s p o n d e n ce o f 2 -2 8 -4 0 . You r co r r e s p o n d e n ce o f 2 -2 8 -4 0 co n t a in e d t h e r e p o r t s on th e a n a ly s is o f u r in e and b loo d sam ples o f t h e two above ca p tio n e d in d iv id u a ls . We ca n n o t a cc e p t you r co n t e n t io n t h a t t h e s e a r e n o t le a d p o iso n in g ca s e s , or r a t h e r I sh ou ld say th e d a ta a v a ila b le in our f i l e s and t h e cir cu m s t a n ce s s u r r o u n d in g t h e s e c a s e s 3s s u ch t h a t a t l e a s t fo r t h e p r e s e n t we m u st c o n s id e r b o t h o f t h e s e ca s e s a s b e in g le a d p o is o n in g c a s e s . I t i s w e ll t o n o t e t h a t s u b s e q u e n t t o o u r in t e r v ie w in New Yo r k I have had b o t h o f t h e s e em ployes exam ined by a n o t h e r c lin ic ia n n o t connected w ith our o r ga n iza tio n and a lso by an oth er eye s p e c ia lis t not connected w ith our o r g a n iz a t io n . I t is th e op in ion o f t h is o th e r c lin ic ia n a n d eye s p e c ia lis t t h a t b o t h o f t h e s e men r e p r e s e n t ca s e s of le a d p oison in g. There is s t i l l however, doubt as to th e source o f exp osu r e. I am in c lin e d t o a gr e e w it h you t h a t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f c o n t r a c t in g le a d p o is o n in g fr o m in h a la t io n o f e xh a u s t fu m es fr om m oto r v e h ic le s u s in g ga s o lin e co n t a in in g le a d is im p r ob a b le . In view o f th e fa c t th a t th ese ca se s ar e con sid er ed as le a d p oison in g case s hereand b e ca u s e o f t h e u n u s u a l cir cu m s t a n ce s a s s o c ia t e d xvith t h i s p r ob lem vie K 00054S4 2 f e e l t h a t i t is n e ce s s a r y t h a t we h a ve t h e w o r k in g l o c a t i o n , i . e . , Ga r a ge a t 491 Walton Ave n u e , in v e s t ig a t e d t h o r o u gh ly fo r p o s it iv e o p in io n a s t o w h e t h e r t h e e xh a u s t fu m es go in g in t o t h e stockr oom a t t h i s lo c a t io n a r e a s o u r ce o f le a d p o is o n in g . The in v e s t ig a t io n o f cou r se sh ou ld be e xt e n s iv e enough to w ar r an t an e xp r e s s io n o f op in ion as to whether th er e is any oth er source o f le a d p oison in g p r esen t in th e ga r a ge . Acco r d in gly i f your la b o r a to r y xvill proceed t o make su ch an in v e s t ig a t ic a n and g iv e u s a r e p o r t on same we w i l l a p p r ecia te i t . In a cco r d a n ce 'w ith p r e v io u s co r r e s p o n d e n ce i t i s my u n d e r s t a n d in g t h a t b e ca u s e o f yo u r co n n e ct io n w it h t h e E t h y l Co r p o r a t io n and Un it e d St a t e s P u b lic He a lt h Se r v ice t h a t t h e r e w a ll be no ch a r ge made t o t h e Co n s o lid a t e d Te le gr a p h c E l e c t r i c a l Subway Company fo r t h is in v e s t ig a t io n . ' In asm u ch a s we a r e w it h h o ld in g c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f t h e s e two ca s e s a s t o w hether t h e y a r e com p en sib le o r n o t u n d er ou r `"or km en ' s Com p e n sa tion Haw u n t i l we h ave d e fi n i t e o p in io n a s t o t h e p o s s i b i li t y o f o ccu p a t io n a l s o u r ce o f e xp o s u r e , we w i ll a p p r e c ia t e i t v e r y much i f t h is in v e s t ig a t io n i s don e a s soon a s p o s s ib le . Ve r y t r u l y yo u r s NEE LW . 0005485