Document Yrne8Nwp6b7g4mEmgxzkoQzvO

August 26, 1932 .* Dr. Hobart A. Lyon Pediatrics Department General Hospital , Cincinnati, Ohio > ..4- Dear Doctor Lyon*. X enclose herewith a copy of our findings - on the two children suspected of havingingestej^toxic aiBovmts of lead. In the one instance. the findings in the faeces are rather high* 7 However, the sample was so small that I should be afraid to put too much weight on the analytical results. I do not believe that these - results either eliminate or strengthen the diagnosis of lead poisoning. If the samples were larger and If the same results had been found, I would feel that in idle case of Arthur Johnson, the amount found in the faeces was significant. With the small ness of these samples, I do not believe any conclusion can be drawn on these analyses. In the case of Hubert Johnson, the results are even less significant* : It Is likely that we shall be able to arrive at a definite conclusion in the case of the boy who died. The ;:,y : analysis of idle tissues should tell us whether he had recently > been exposed to considerable amounts of lead. I shall report these findings to you when they are obtained but since we are rushed at the laboratory at present, It will be some little time before I can give them to you* /; - -- : Very truly yours,; P.8. The most significant finding is that of the high stippling* In my experience it does not prove the existence of lead poisoning. Nevertheless, it is-a very suggestive finding to be taken for whatever It is worth In connection with the other clinical findings HE" 0016652