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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* j 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# i The laboratory report showed the followings 1. Hemoglobin lj?,5 grams 109$* 2. Ejpthrocytes f?,lf4.G,0GG per CUM, I Color Index 1#00# Leukocytes 9*200* I: Houtrophlles ?6^* Blood tested for basophilic aggregates 7*5$. 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* > :;P M # .' 4./: 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* m 'hiv,- - : Yours very truly