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/ T H E H O SPI T AL FO R SI CK CH I LD R EN G R E A T O R M O N D S T R E E T . L O N D O N , W.C.1 C h a i r ma n > C L A U D E A . L U C A S , e s o ., T.D .. M.A.. f . C . a . Ho u s e G o v er n o r a Sec r et a r y : G. J. F I LLER . Fd H .A. Tel eph o n e: h Ol b o r n 9 2oo 2pth Tel egr a ph t c a d d r e s s : GREAT. H O L0 , LO N D O N August, 1964 h e a r J r . Aeh oe, On my r e t u r n , fr o m h o l i d a y S i r Alan . M o n c r i e ff h a s p a s s e d y o u r i n t e r e s t i n g l e t t e r t o me. I t may b e t h a t we h a ve n o t made o u r p o i n t c l e a r . sy t h e lfn o r m a l r a n ge o f l e a d i n b l o o d " we mean t h e l e v e l s we fo u n d i n a s e r i e s o f c h i l d r e n e xp o s e d t o t h e e n vir o n m e n t a l l e a d o f a c i t y l i k e Lon d on b u t who h a ve n o t b e e n ch ewin g a t a l l s o r t s o f o b je c t s . I would f u l l y a p p r e cia t e you r con clu sion s about the le v e ls o f le a d a t which c lin ic a l evid en ce of t o x i c i t y d e f i n i t e l y i s a p p a r e n t . l'o my m in d , much wor k r e m a in s t o be done t o d et er m in e wh et h er t h e r e i s an y e vid e n ce o f damage a s a r e s u lt of the in ta ke o f lea d so th a t th e le v e l in th e blood l i e s b etween t h a t n o r m a lly foun d and th e h ig n e r l e v e l s givin g- c l i n i c a l t o x i c i t y , fh e se b o r d e r lin e ca se s may be o f gr e a t s i g n i fi can ee in the a etio lo gy of mental r eta r d a tio n . I am o f c o u r s e f a m i l i a r w i t h y o u r wor n and a l r e a d y p o s s e s s r e p r i n t s o f y o u r n a r b e n L e c t u r e s , i h e s e we r e k i n d l y g i v e n t o me b y " J r . Gamps. I h e y h a ve , o f c o u r s e , b e e n a gr e a t ; s o u r c e o f in terest. I a gr e e w it h you t h a t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f le a d p o is o n in g i s an e x t r e m e ly im p o r t a n t one in i n d u s t r y and i t i s c e r t a i n l y ox growin g im p ortan ce in p a e d ia t r ic s . I s t r o n g ly a gr ee t h a t our aim must be t o "p r even t the p o s s ib ilit y of ch ild r e n r e ce ivin g in cr ea sed in ta kes o f lea d . fh a n k you v e r y much f o r t h e i n t e r e s t you h a ve t a k e n . Xours s in c e r e ly B a r b a r a A. Cl ay t o n , ' M. J . , M. P. 0 . P . , P h . D . , Ch em ical p a t h o lo g is t . Cop y t o p r o f. A i r Ala n . M o n c r ie ff. J r . n .A.Aeh oe, u n iv e r s it y ox Cin cin n a t i, C o l l e g e o f M e d i c in e , Ad en Ave n u e , C in c in n a t i 19 , Oh io. N14042 tfg 001?.37