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.t ' " A DEPARTMENTOF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING BRYAN HOUSTON MANAGE R I . S . PAVTO N P ER SO N N EL MANAGER DR. W. P. EDMUNDS CO MPA N Y P H Y SI C I A N N.S. LLOYD CL AI M AG E N T GRADY B. BELL EDITOR PUBLICATIONS V Sf/ T/fO/S/, June 14, 1955 Dr Robert A Kehoe, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. . Dear Doctor Kehoe: On June 2, 1955, one of our service station salesmen (located a^TJev^Iexington, Ohio) died in Grant Hospital In Columbus, Ohio, from an undetermined cause, but temporarily diagnosed as sleeping sickness ana inflamaticn of the brain. This employee had been in our service since December 11, 1929 and was taken suddenly ill May 50, 1955,*^v?hich date he was taken to the Grant Hospital by the attending physician. Inas much as a report has reached us to the effect that the relatives of this employee contemplate action against the company on grounds of lead poisoning, which has been supported by Dr. Darren, the attending physician, Columbus, Ohio, we are referring all facts In the case to you for your information- Attached you wall find a copy of the death certificate, together with a letter from our Zanesville Division Manager which are self-explanatoiy. At this writing we do not have any data pertaining to the post mortem examination but will be glad to advise you fully of any further developments. Very truly yours, IS?:S3 End:-2 I. S. PAYTOK K 0021965 COPY No. 445 BOARDOF HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Columbus, 0. I. Place of Death . Count^%4^-rt^^r; Registration District Ho. 39 X File No._________ Township__________ Primary Registration District^/Vf*7 Registered No/ y / -2- or Village_ No. St.. ard or City of Length of residence in city or town where.death occured Irs. _Day Howlong in U.S.. if of foreign birth? _______Yr ~Mos. ,,Days 2. Full Name uO (a) Res ss *uP Did deceased serve in U.S. Savy or Army?_ p CO fwed'rofj PERSONAL &STATISTICAL PARTICULARS LEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH a*o"3 5. Sex Triads 4. Color or Race 5. Single, 21. Date of Death 2-- 1933 Married, 7<idow- _____Month, day, aho. year._________________ ed, Divorced 22. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I 5a.If- tme - arried, widowed, 797AA4e^t or divorced attended deceased from jg? 193-3 to JfS2,19 33, deathfis said HUSBAND (or) LIFE of to hdve occurred on the date stated above at / / &--- in. 6. Date of birth (moniih, day, and yea^ The PRINCIPAL CAUSEOB' DEATHand related /f */ causes of importance in order of onset w were as follows: Date of Onse l 7. AGE Years Mo/nths !Days \k 8. Trade profession, or particular kind K-------------3---o---- of work dona, as spinner, lawyer,, etc. :44 rt-^c^Cd >9>:&</.'*.*.<t <'<- '' node, c;9. Industry or business in which v/ork .v.as done as saw mill, bank, etc. CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES of importance not rt (X<lP C4<>. related to orincipal cause: plO. Date deceased last worked at this occupation (month and year) /44<r-r> 92 -?-zL^f. So, . /9 3 3 -cpa 11. Total time(years) occupation spent in this Same of operation Date of What test confirmed diagnosis?.. o aH O'rC-lJ 12. BIRTHPLACE >7s^/iZL Was there an autopsy? ~f-<z4 a S'*O1-1 Vi ol3. Name d'/f<stc<j/(. 25. If death was due to external causes (violence) fill In also the following: --CpN\v\i +514. Birthplacec >^y/A _______________________ /________________ .Accident, suicide, or homicide? Date of injury______________. Where did 4 15. Maiden Name '4?4ir-,<w <?AJ injury occur? 445=4 . 4X2 .=316. Birthplace '77^c<J Specify whether injury occurred in inau r l S \ o_________________________ &LU in home, or in public place. 4% Cm XX- "^17. The^, signati z^O * oC -*copPa o -P (la Zef AHd address 18. Burial, cremation or removal Mannar of injur:/ ' ____________ A Nature of injury. 24. Was disease or injury in any way olsce/^^y^-fA^^T^y^-Date.^-^- ^,/93S related to occupation of deceased? 19. Undertaker 7J,i . >. D-T so , s p e d A' Address (3*44^, (43.^4 (Signed) id-rr / 4. 4 J AA 4s. 4 , M. 19a. Was body embalmedr-jt4?.EmbaLmer*s He o 2492, A, 20. Filedfc- 3 135 h79- /h ,,.a^-c. 4 Registrar (Address). V<//33 N24375.01 CO? Y Mr. I. 3. Payton Jr. N. P. Erwin June 6, 19S3 NewLexington, Ohio air: Further to our letter of Juno 3, under the above subject, we attach hereto newspaper clipping t&ker^jroj^^ieZ&nesville Signal Issue of Saturday, June 3rd, r e g a r d i n g d e a t h , he also attach hereto certified copy of the duat^certificate which we have just received from the Fisher Service 'Company of Columbus, Ohio, under takers who took care of the embalming. You will notice on the medical certificate of death side that Snciph&litis is shown as the principal cause of death, but below this in Parenthesis they show "Cause undetermined, analysis being made". Under clause 25 you will note they have shewn this death due to an accident, further showing that it may be a case of lead poisoning. Under clause 24 they show that there is i possibility of lead poisoning. It came to us through a round-about way when we were securing the proof of death forms regarding this death, last Friday, in the form of a rumor that Emerson Wagner, a brother who is at the present time City Solicitor cbn the city of NewLexington, was the instigator of an investigation to determine 'whether or not this death was due to lead poisoning. It seems that there has been two deaths of other filling station attendants in NewLexington, during the past winter, which various oeoole have made the statement were due to lead ooisoning. we put this up in talking to him last Friday in an indirect manner, trying to have him definitely say to us whether he was of the opinion that a lead poisoning could have caused this death, but he would not make sny mention of the fact at that time, so natur ally it was carried as only a rumor. To be definitely sure of our position v,Te requested him to get us a certified copy of the death certificate at that time, which we have just received this morning from the Fisher Service Company of Columbus, Ohio. Nothing definite has been obtained from this analysis matter to date that we have heard from, but we will follow this matter very closely in case- pHp^ppppppHp should decide to bring action against the Standard On^Tompan^^e^her directly or indirectly, regarding this point. If there is anything further you wish us to advise you on re garding this, please let us know and We will attempt to do so at once. In this connection, the widow, has not as yet decided how she 'wants to receive the insurance money and for that reason we are unable to advise you regarding that point as yet. V.e will keep you informed of any further developments. Yours very truly, L\ n i* :i. ul*G3