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Jan u ar y 15 , 1948 D r . F . B. Lan ah an , M ed i cal D i r ec t o r , The E l e c t r i c f t o r ag e B at t er y Company, A l l egh en y Avenue an d .19t h St r e e t , Ph i l ad el p h i a "2 , Pen n sy l v an i a. D ear D r . L sn ah an : I am sen d i n g you h er ew i t h t h e a n a l y t i c a l r e su l t s on t h e u r i n e and bl ood o f yo u r p at i en t , t oget h er w it h a b i l l t o co ver t h e co st o f t h ese A s i n d i c at ed i n t h e r e p o r t , t h i s man h as had r ecen t si g n i f i c a n t exp o su r e t o l ead compounds and t o su ch an ex t en t as t o be compa t i b l e w i t h the d i agn o si s o f lead i n t o x i c at i o n . *You w i l l n ot e t h at t he lead co n cen t r at i o n i n t h e blood i s n ot r em ar k ab l y.h i gh , and o f i t s e l f t h i s co n cen t r at i o n would n ot d e f i n i t e l y j u s t i f y t h e d i ag n o si s o f l ead p o i so n i n g . * H ow ever , i t i sab o v e t h e n or m al f i g u r e , and we h ave seen o t h er cases o f i n t o x i c a t i o n i n p er so n s w it h t h i s l ev el of con cen t r at ion i n the b lood . The h igh u r in ar y l ead co n cen t r at i o n t en d s t o su b st an t i at e t h e si g n i f i c a n c e o f t h i s el evat ed lead con cen t r at i o n i n t h e b l o o d . C o r d i al l y y o u r s, , h o b er t A . Eeh o e, M- D . IAK ef Erie. ' . - . * O b vi o u sl y no su ch d i ag n o si s i s ev er j u s t i f i e d by t h e a n a l y t i c a l d a t a . A s I h ave p r ev i o u sl y i n d i c at ed , t h ese d at a m er el y ser v e t o ap p r ai se t h e si g n i f i can ce o f t h e ex p o su r e. Si ck n ess i s n ot i m p l i ed and m ust al w ays be i n t er p r et ed b y c l i n i c a l m ean s. E.A .K . Material Su b m i t t ed :. Req u ir ed : U r i n e and Bl oo d l-S-ij.8 by t h e E l e c t r i c St o r age B at t er y Company, A l l egh en y A ve. and 19 t h St r e e t , Ph i l ad el p h i a J 2, Pen n syl v an i a Lead A n al y ses . O-Pifle . A n al y si s Humber = I4.8A-1I42 Volume = 18 3 m l . Sp. G r . = 1.021 Mg. P b / L i t er = 0 . 3 0 Blood A n al y si s Number = lj.8A-1^3 Sp ect r o gr ap h i c D l t h i z o n e Grams 13 .0 I 3.3 Mg. P b / l 00 g . 0 .0 7 0 .0 75 The l ead co n cen t r at i o n s I n t h e b l ood and u r i n e o f t h i s man ar e i n d i c a t i v e o f r ecen t h azar d ou s l ead ex p o su r e, and ar e com p at i b l e w it h t h e d i agn o si s of lead i n t o x i c at i o n , i f t he c l i n i c a l f i n d i n gs o t h er w i se j u s t i f y t h at " d i ag n o si s . Rob er t A . K eh oe, M. L . Samples Recei ved : 1-8-14.8 Samples Reported: l - 13- i j S 0004164 N6878.01