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October 30, 1929 Mr* Howard Miller, Piqua, Ohio* > : My dear Mr* Miller: It has been brought to ray attention by Mr. Mourner of the Refiners Oil Company that a man who is or has been an employee of yours has brought suit against you on account of injuries sustained in connec tion with handling Ethyl Gasoline or the handling of cars which have been using Ethyl Gasoline as fuel. I am very much interested in this matter for the follow ing reasons* Pirst of all I and my associates have been investigating the public health aspects of Ethyl Gasoline distribution over a period of a number of years in an attempt to determine whether or not there is any possibility of danger to workers or public through the use of this gasoline* In co-operation with the United States Public Health Service we have examined from time to time large numbers of filling station handlers, garage,workers, etc* Up to the present over a period of now six years, we have been unable to find a single instance of poisoning trace able to the handling of Ethyl Gasoline* It is there fore a matter of considerable interest to know whether the case affeeting you is a bonafide injury or whether there has been some injury of another type which has been-confused with lead poisoning* I would be very glad if you would write to me giving me such informa tion as there is available as to the claims of the man and as to what you may know about: his actual illness, when it occurred, and what possible exposure he may have had* I would like also to know whether he has hadhmedical attendant^,'and where, in order that I may get in touch with his physicians if possible and determine what has been done* Our previous experi ence with matters of this kind leads hs to doubt the existence of lead poisoningj however, I should like to be in position to consider the whole case on its merits and if at all possible to make an examination of the claimant. Any information and assistance you can give me will be deeply approciated 'Very truly yours, RAKvEJ Rbbt* A. Kehoe, M.D*