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ER-3270-A REV. 3-64 <mp ESTAIUSHtOlBO! E. I. d u Po n t d e Ne mo u r s & Co mp a n y Wil min g t o n , De l a w a r e td898 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HASKELL LABORATORY FOR t o x ic o l o g y a n d In d u s t r ia l me d ic in e cc: S. Pen - JJ-llAoC January 11, 1965 tt. A, D'AUBJZO, EMPLOYEE BIMTXQIS DEPARTMENT H-11400 The attached letters indicate that we ay be able to expand the scope of the study on the health of lead workers to a else that will give us a good sample population.. At present Dr, Fell mad X are going through a pilot group of medical records to make sure we are asking the right questions in the right way so that the data processing will go smoothly. The mechanics of the study are now worked out and the data collection is now in process, This begins with the documentation of each man's period of lead exposure and then the records will be passed to Dr, Pell and me for the addition of the medical information. GJS/dyb Attachments ORIGINAL SIGNED BY G. J. STOPPS f, j. .steppe, ii.8. 8.s. Chief, Physiology Section EIETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . .THROUGH CHEMIST----- I SIMON 0, STRAUSS, FASftlDKNT RO0ERT HENDRICKS, VICX FRKSIOKNT JOHN METCALFS, VICX FRSSIDKNT H. J, WHITSON, VICK PACflOKHY 0OBCBT Miuni rv n OCCKKTAMy AND Af)*TANT TRCMUNKR 22 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 AREA CODE 212 OR ?'6O20 January 5, 1965 SON 0, FOWLS* o iu k c t o r or mk al y k a k o c a f k t v Mr, Kurt Raht, Research Engineer Research and Development Division The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited Trail, B. C., Canada ; Dear Kurt: ' I- appreciate very much having the cooperation of COMINCO as you expressed it in your letter of December 21, Since the Dupont ^ medical people have broached this idea originally, I am sending a copy of this letter to Dr. Stopps at their Haskell Laboratory and asking him to -write you with his ideas as to what information will be needed. My best wishes to you for a happy and prosperous 1965 Very truly yours. Don G. Fowler DGFimd cc: G. J. Stopps, M.D.i Dear Jim: Tiie Consolidated Mining ana Smelting Company of Canada Ltd, is a very large lead producer and' has responded, through'Mr. Raht, to my request for cooperation in a medical study of lead workers. Mr, Raht has asked what the ground rules for the study will be and I would appreciate your- writing to him and giving him your thoughts on the matter. Very truly yours. EGF:md DUP050026870 A LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 2 9 2 Madison Avenue New York 17. N, Y. OON G. FOWLER DIRCCTQR Q* HKAL7H AND SArC.TY December 23* 1S54 'feet Johnson, M. D. The Broken Hill Associated Sue Iters Pty,, Lt Port Pirie* South Australia Dear Dr. Johnson: Our friends at the duE ^eal that the lead industry could perform a valuable service byCr.. ladle to the medical profession certain health .records covering eapl<M?< have had a long-term industrial .:.rvca'ure to the metal and its compound Stopps has been designated as ecorcinator of this effort r-dH2pnt understand* is no;-; gathering the noa iosary health records s whb^yexposure has been to tetraethyl lo-.i-. Jiu Hopkins sdvis havehilso such a project underway which concerns itself with eg posare has been to inorganic lead* The effort people would he in coordinating their effort3 with yuurs to the end when a the results could be made in some appropriate fash Tf you agree with this as a general proposition would you kindly correspond with Dr. Stop: ^ 7 His address is: Stopps* M. D. 'kell laboratories I., du Pont de Kamoure Nllalngton $Q, Delaware By a copy of this letter to Dr, Stopps I am enthusiastic about such a project and feel that the results will he valuable in covering both organic and inorganic lc-ad ex3>o*vu;us* Very truly yours* BGF-:md cc: R, J, Hopkins N, S, C-eorge* M.D G. J. Stopps* M,D J. R. Sabina Don G Fowler DUP050026871