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\ March l 6 , 19 3 8 Dr*. S i d n e y McCurdy ^ Supervisor, Medical Sectio n The Ohio I n d u s t r i a l Co m m is s io n Co lu m bu s , Oh io R e i Cl a i m Mg,,OB l k 5 9 3 De ar D o c to r Mc Cu rd y:- I h ave yo u r l e t t e r o f March . 15 t h i n q u 'r l n g abo u t my r e p o r t o f e xa m in a tio n on the a b o ve c l a i m a n t * The d e l a y In s e n d i n g yo u th e r e p o r t has been occasioned by the fa c t th at there has been something ve ry p e cu lia r about the fa c ts in th is cas e . I e xam in e d Mr, Ca s t on Fe b ru a ry 21s t and s o m e what to my s u r p r i s e , th e p a t i e n t co m plain e d o f th e same a ilm e n ts a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h i s o r i g i n a l I l l n e s s , and t h e y s e em e d to be ju s t i f l e d i n some m e as ure by h i s p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n * I was un able to un de rstan d th is s in c e I f e l t th a t any i l l n e s s due to le a d in to x ic a tio n should have disappe are d some tim e b e f o r e . The l a b o r a t o r y f i n d i n g s w e re s u ch as t o e x c i t e my s u s p i c i o n t h a t th e c l a i m a n t had b e e n p re p a re d f o r h i s v i s i t to my o f f i c e e i t h e r th r o u g h h i s own a c ts or thro ugh th e m i n i s t r a t i o n s o f some o th e r pe rs o n . I was n o t a b le to co m ple te my o b s e r v a ti o n s a t th a t tim e f o r t h e r e a s o n t h a t some p r i o r e n ga ge m e n ts t o o k me away f o r a p e r i o d o f a bo u t tw o w e e k s . On my r e t u r n I was Mr, Ca s t a g a i n and I am a t t e m p t i n g t o d e te r m i n e d e f i n i t e l y w h e th e r o r n o t h e i s a m a l i n g e r e r . Th i s i s n o t a con- e lu s io n which I like to reach w ithout ve ry ce rtain e vid e n c e . In f a c t I may n o t be a b le to a s c e r ta in the f a c t s in t h i s re gard w ith o u t p u tti n g the cla im a n t In a h o s p i ta l fo r a few d a ys . However I b e l i e v e th a t some te s ts carrie d out ye s te rd ay w i ll answer the question w ith a re a s o n a b le as s uran ce # and ju s t as soon as th e a n a l y t i c a l d a t a a r e o b t a i n a b l e , I s h a l l be a b l e t o make my r e p o r t * I t w i l l t a k e some days t o do t h i s and I am do u btfu l i f I s h a ll be able to do so be fo re the end o f te x t week. Pe rh a p s we ijjay s a v e ti m e I f I r a i s e th e q u e s tio n now as to w h e th e r you w i l l a u th o riz e a fe w d a ys o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n f o r Mr. Ca s t i f i t becom es n e ce s s ary thro ugh the fa i lu r e o f these p re s e n t t e s t s to s e t t l e the qu e s tio n a t i s s u e , I have had reason from time to tim e to s u s p e ct th at certain, lo c a l p h ys ician s are not above the ad m in is tratio n o f s i g n i fi c a n t dosages of le ad in order to prodce labo rato ry fin d in gs com patible w ith th e d ia g n o s is o f le a d i n t o x i c a t i o n . Th is i s h o t a s u s p icio n th a t ju s t i f i e s one in making a c c u s a tio n s , bu t I have se en s e ve ra l ra th e r que e r th in gs which do n ot 0016557 D r , S i d n e y McCurdy - 2- e xp lain them selves re a d ily on any o th e r has I s In any cas e I s h a l l r e p o rt to you f u l l y w ith in a ve r y s h o rt tim e , and I t r u s t t h a t my d e l a y h as n o t o c c a s io n e d any great inconvenience4 Very t r u l y yo u rs , KAKs i s Robert'" A* Kehoe',' 'I.1.) , ME DO16 5.58