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V\ February 24, 1955 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe DCUeinanpincvadiernrtInmsnaitdetyinut1sot9for,fiCaOPlinhrHiceoivenaenlntahttiive M edicine Dear Dr. Kehoe: mfIoatnrawtletaaeassrdIvmpearomoyirseokcnoicnniadncrgeeo.rffnuIyetloldycu.aaisnntdsd eIaeidnvteteornydlonoteokwluolpiogkthhtienotsnot atihtt ieas tsi c s Thank you very much for your consideration. With kind regard s, I am , Yours sincerely, AVB:mca ^ T i 04299 February 21, 1955 CD12hr2.icSAaogduort,hieInMlliVincehoriigsBanruAggvhenenue Dear Doctor Brugghen: COnlublooinldCnghiicnatgoot,heI fminadtttehra,t fwoello(awnidngouorura scsooncviaertesastiionnCiinncthinenUatni)ivhearvseity published little or nothing on the problem of lead poisoning in children nmpsioenarrctimeoerdai1,la9llh3e, 3oao,wdueamrvtseeewrtl,ahvbiewcoshelibtshiemmainvegeofIldalpeernuagetdetqloiynugiietintnehftaaehrnebcaipytnooasanfictdiicnoucvnmheiosuldtflihagctoaoiootlldinav.beoofDwrdauoatrrtokianrgsoonnothnctaahtese atOeshixnuvepareoldypswituarioircgnreankcloitpsoot etnaicaclhni ncdn(odmi qanuobutsrrsetierosbiruaraptlesticoiloeemnannedthaolaynfpssoloebinosaeofdetnhn.inienttghteThr,ahept eirrotsaesfept idtehnhuiageatvgiatecnh)pogeparslpsioisicpwgaranntoniiaodfoicnuchptaorntoefofcvseetoahnumoetrfipoptenlhrix.noe'tgbe nlIaetnmd. is because of these developm ents, no doubt, that the incidence of lead poisoning among children in Cincinnati (as well as in Baltim ore) appears tttohoabwtehcimacshuecphfeindhdiiaginthrgei,criwathnhasinlehiatnvoiest beinneetnimreaollsyetrctceeirtditeaisnin, t,hih.isea.smtbehedeeincdaiglargceneaontsltyteirci,mteipscrhosnuviecqhdu.e, apI tostesesnnidtbiolyenouttooasseleieesmtthgienivgeilnfyfgemctthosereonfuulmragpbesenertss mooffatictnaetrseesr)seosbtny (tybheaeaseprdas,rotninomfwtohhreiechsctaoitfnficssenoftrtahteed ttbwhueot laipctrttulienaclcipfhlaaonlwgheoo.fspcIiatcasoelsus ltdoovbweerhwitchrheonolagusritncfaitfhsteiesse,nhbaouvrtet1wchoeamnrtdey.lyyetIahrhin3akvleiasons.oudnoduebrgt otnheat I cannot send you the reprints of the articles which may be of interest to hyoauveinintdhuiscecdotnhneecpteioonp,lebautt tIhecitCehtihlderernef'seraenndceths eonCitnhceinanttaatci hGedensehraelet. 1 hospitals to begin to get their data together so as to publish a series of articles on their cases. This, 1 hope, will be done in the near future. aMgeoa,nwwhhiicleh 1bceaanr gonivtehyeomu athtteerfigwuhricehs wwehitcohuSchaemd TonruifnanCt hgiacvaegom. e Tahfeeswe adlasyos athree glirsotuepd hinerteabisuloafr tfhoermopoinniothne,teantttaacthiveedlys,hteheatt. thIecaunseaolsfodsisaoydtihuamt calcium D r. A drien Ver Brugghen - (Z) - February 21, 1^55 mddeimtaiehstptoayhdrlofeeirdunsomscmcidof)i,naathsmh.seaiersnarepbiteyeeseternomafmapccolaeortsyieecesdba.ewcniideOllfib(bcoveifiaofoliucfisinmalyltulhytchehkesenmcoacworarnesefeauvsslatleehuxdaeaanmtthhhiaaanmnsatitailhoncenyaselooctfihutehmre* I regret that our information is not in better form , but such as it is, I send it. Cordially yours RAK ef Enc Robert A. Kehoe, M. D. DATA ON CASES OF LEAD POISONING (CHUJDREN) Cases involving surgical de- comorescion 251 S Mild Cases R esu lt SFNNoaoumvmboeebrneaberbefnlioetef foictuatsceosm e Cases not involving surgical decompression 3 5 8 Severe Cases 41 4 9 Favorable outcome SNNooummbeebnebreefniotef ficta s e s 20 3 5 ceNososnteevn:inticTaelhdleythcfauedtnilceeou,traoonsfudrrteghseeuolnptsrs,otcheeasdtputerhceeiaihrlalytshibenreaetnhpeeaubmtaiconrdienontseeerdvv.eernetiocna swe sa,s r* R eferen ces On the Normal Absorption and Excretion of Lead IV, Lead Absorption and Excretion in Infants and Children; Journal of Industrial Hygiene IS: 301, 1933. l(eSaede tahbesoortphteirona,rtaimcloeus nitns tihnisnoaremriaels ti(spsaugees2,5 etthcr.ouLghate3r40a)rftoirclessougricvees mofere information on adults but not on children.)