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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 420 Lexington Avenue New York 17, N. Y. M ANM IO IOWDITCH OINECTOM O P HEALTH AMO SAFETY August 2 9 . 1951 Robert H. Kotte, M, D. 1710 Uadison'Road Cincinnati 6, Ohio Dear Dr. Kotte; I now have a bit more tinb\tv/?bspond to your letter of August 22nd,,with which a tabulatiohvof the facts of the five fatal cases at the C h i l d r ^ ^ ^ ^ d Cirislimati General Hospitals was enclosed. / / >y\ v As you say, you/have at pr put no home cne-ch up. and this is reflected in rthe meager of an otherwise excel!6^ fi in the "source" column The clinicians primary concern with diagnosis^ is of course only re tural, but untilJsalor placed on etiology, v/e are badly haiastr rauiStsag-Ttfie preventive pro cram -which must be the sic attach on this problem. "Pappr" in Case 4\is quite meaningless arid nona of the othersf fire really pinned down as regards an r ctually proven c a u a ^ I do n o y Question that all of these are quite genuine c a s ^ L o f lead^siscning and experience leads me to believe thatN^gesixed^-leati paint is the causative age^t in many of them, but-- J-"cannot be satisfied that an adequate investigation is being carried out until it includes some such field studies as are reported in the letters from Dr, lialoof to Dr. Byers of which copies were enclosed with my letter of August 15th. I hope you will not feel that I am trying to deliver a lecture- I merely feel that I must emphasise and re-empha size a point in which I am sure that Dr, ICehoe will bear me out, namely that there are too many cases of plumbism on re cord in which the source of the poison, seemingly perfectly obvious, has been shown by investigation to be a factor initially quite unsuspected. %0r | 03550 R obert H, K o tte , K , D Page 2 August 29, 1961 A particularly distressing case right on our door step is described in my enclosures. 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Thelittlegirl wasCelesteFelder of 473 Macon Street, in the Bedford-Stuyveaanl section. Her father, William, an INDsubway clerk with three other children, saidprivate doctors were uncer tain of the malady whenit oc curredbut suggestedit mighthave beencausedbyavirus.' Hercon dition worsened and Mr. Felder took her on Tuesday right to Kings CountyHospital, where he was told she had an inflamed throat. She receivedsome medi cine. Despitehis request that she' be kept overnight, hewas toldthere was.nothingseriouslywrong. She tookanotherturnfortheworseon Wednesday. Acall to the police brought anambulancefromBushWick Hospital, where the diag nosis was tonsillitis. Mr. Felder was toldto take the childtothe Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital yesterday morning. But she be came50 illwhenshereachedhome that Mr. Felder tookher tothe eyeandear hospital immediately. Doctorstheresaidtheybelieved shewasseriouslyill of moodpoi soningandadvisedmovingherto Cumberland Hospital, where the faculties were said to be better fortreatmentofpoisoning. There, at thsthirdhospital of thenight, ahedied. a 'Y.rr;->*s./Au.x,V/ i 03552 2 MDs, 2 Hospitals Er4r,WCrohngild Dies rineAgcntl'yyTaeuhdstetoiaep2rgs^oyn.h-o.ypys.eee.r&df%ozr-tfvmKthoeeeyldd, cbpadysoaeluiAcga'sehn-tfdes:ra"aiodssf,uartewBdortohopekrilyvp-.na*atrereanidtlsroocsathoderscwleaarnskd"dntiwoedtosohefroinsopcuuisttlaeyl*lielhla.ad"dpoiniscoonr slstant Medical ExaminerRosen said she bad intestinal grippe totakeherhome, letherrest and K ot 473tbalshowedthat thelittleNegro andgaveherashot ofpenicillin. togiveher medicine. gisSwaettnhhhxwlcarFaaaeid,lstatlmet,hichltnfCpwedoaiaenooueedarhhatilrlernedetahesfsintsbtoiduweetogninderlsltaeatd.ahsltlFfololeoalheafpuwotlnebodthtefhredetleea.idhgecrarhtatei.aahnWsntntiotCgamodmUtcexts"rehlehialye.cieoneasiopnntmyRlMrewao.gte"oihg,'aponawsiicbueontc3no--uanla4rdgdnsttl, LathwfawttiehanoeachokOevronstreeiinttrforrhwayteunCoetMTosh"re"aureolasKbieedwrnnensso'oindsdfntauc,aeeausagtdcpytoyps"th.lrdi,epoo,HtiaeCmhantwshrgeeo,eerny--hur.hoeofnecasstthepo"tyswdihnaoi.lrd.oieakdaHsr'tsthDoorhtiioustrcneepyolssgrdwhpnitiediaatttntdooolies, refusingtoeat about six weeks When, she developed convul As the screams and uncon sciousness resumed, the father tookCelestetoBrooklynEyeand EarHospital This timeawoman doctor agreedwith himthat in flamedtonsils were not enough tocause her condition andsaid It might beleadpoisoning. The doctor suggested Celeste betakentoCumberlandHospital, wheretherewerebetterfaculties for propertreatment Bnt it was toolate. The childdiedinCum Jago, they thought she was Just ealousof her newbrother, horn sionsonWednesday, Feldertook his daughter to Bushwick Hos berlandat Policeof 4:15 a. m. the ClassonAve. sta une5. pital. This time It was "a bad tionsaidtheir investigationwas Theytookhertoadoctor, who case of tonsillitis."He was told ended. M.Y, A **j^. fY -C / His Little Girl Screamed in Pain tor 6 Weeks But 4 MDs Said, "Don't Worry"; Thenr She Died AJ>4-year-oldgirl diedinconup. however, andaprivateptaysi- "Upper respiratoryinfection," he befoolishandawasteof money" vulsiontoday, apparentlyof leadcian was consulted. said. Mr. Felder pleadedshewas to admit Celeste for further ob sptnCshsHioenwaoooerrTogisimlosldseseohlopdaseloaetentn.ihsnentiya.netdB"ltwgt.hFhuoN,oeeittnBnwleradslgdghfodierltooysoertchshanrtpcogioa.aol.isrimttwturwpsawllcalei'dosaastyhnamt,ehbtlptsrCueeaersuribhavttnamysrioaatesehidtndbahoeeegtfaedrldd`ldnie.ia'tahionaetndgecaoldtder-tt, gthstdaouhronilHdiCreMdlpondneepteo'whlhteden.ae,osesdnratTurteayigoloddydpalo,gdvafscIoorCectmMeoNtroenedrphlroa.tew..rsetmsorottHvFnesTroee.soephelhWtdse.esaoShaetdoohoriiHddrcnerole,wIclyctlnrahi.ctobntlooeleruc,erursrtdyctlyshdi.asnianinnhliiadddng'elt tsnlsabctaoohtaneiengorAlocdlrchaoeslgemldkttisa.ocevewkdpnCBeaoIhtSfuenyolituelihcshecrnnhheedseyttcw.trehoeetHTsbois'anhscptahootskeoeb,kcmetrmryiibydHoanetueatuhyoims.yAtosese,snpognfasrriatcaitieMaidaocgnamklnmar.n.tv.iehnyeu.aFedolmesuidlicSlbodnoaihnnugecseesrt FsEocsp"wflcTeaetyeaiihruHlraomtedvhieskuooaeereadesmptrdnnisrwtoeedhohnttsofeoooes,emaEonrfsagcksaascoaiiwnrclshonisoncConevHdrr,rwmaueedeoollaleeitcessmnrhfsti,pieoo"gtrenseienrtnasatssnoluos.lhtiaaootmtneMyiwwded"e.nBhrId-rf.toreeh.&uoFrupemeomnegerklchaidlaMgolltiyiennehnatnrrdotr.. dirt, plaster, paint, putty, any hada.virus infection. Again, it Awomandoctor there, a hos beleadpoisoning,"shesaidafter thingshecouldstuffInhermouthwasnothingtoworryabout. Ce pital spokesman said, looked at examination. --mayhavecausedher death. leste tookher medicine WhenCeleste begancryingandscreams grewlouder. andher Celeste's throat andsaidshehad She suggested the child be abadcaseoftonsillitis. Takeher transfered to Cumberland Hos refusing meals about six weeks Out of Her Head. home, letnerrest, givehermedi pital, wherefacilities for treating ago. her parents. WilliamFelder, of Mr. and Mrs. 473Macon81., Tuesday, she went out of her head before lapsing Into uncon cine. sheadvised. "You don't understand," Mr. her were greater. Cumberland doctors agreed with the lead Bklyn., thought she was merelysciousness. Herfatherrushedher Feldercried, almost Intears, "My poisoningdiagnosisanddidwhat jealous ot her newbrother.,bora toKings CountyHospital, where baby's dying." couldbedonefor Celeste. But it #June 5. Thechild's weeping'kept a third physicianexaminedher. Buithedoctorinsistedit"wouldwastooJ^te. Shediedat4:15aim. MY. * ^ \ t A ^ -5, / 9 'C '/ 03 553