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Hew York Safety
A# H, Chenault
The Texas Company Potential Lead Poisoning Case
New York Los Angeles
Mr. C. W. Crowley, Operations Manager of the Texas Company,
called to aay that he had received a medical report on Mr#
an employee of their company who lives at
aliforniastreet, in San Francisco, California* Mr.
was
reported to have lead poisoning# Mr. Crowley stated ih&tr his
subordinates reported that they had occasionally received such
reports in the past#
Mr, has been attended by Dr* B. A# Krebs, 6lf2 Cappa Street, San Francisco, California* Apparently Dr Krebs; Is Mr. Jamesrpersonal physician, and has no connection with tho Texas Company* The report showed the followings
1. e-urns blue and swollen*
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2* Strong metal taste always in the mouth,
3. Continually tired; spent many week ends in bed. Often
so exhausted at the end of a day's work that h took
a nap in the car before attempting to drive hlome
If, Indigestion, and continued dull feeling.
5# Face always flushed, but no surface skin irritation#
6, Daily headaches#
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The laboratory report showed the followings
1. Hemoglobin lj?,5 grams 109$*
2. Ejpthrocytes f?,lf4.G,0GG per CUM,
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Color Index 1#00# Leukocytes 9*200*
I: Houtrophlles ?6^*
Blood tested for basophilic aggregates 7*5$.
7* Orlne lead concentration 0,0f? mg* per liter,
Iformal range loss than 0,08 mg* per liter.
I talked with Dr* Doty/and gave him the.above information. Dr, Doty reported that from:this information indications! were that there was no symptoms of lead poisoning*
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I Informed Mr, Crowley that in any case like this
would be
glad to give him any assistance we could, and tha,t we &id not like
to ever see a report of lead poisoning on their Records; particularly
if there was a miss diagnosis* The arrangements with Mr Crowley
were that W was to take this case up with their medical repre-
seritative In Sari Francisco* If our company or Dr Doty Bouid be of
any assistance to their medical representative, we would appreciate j
very much being called in*
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Yours very truly