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BffERIAX OIL. LIMITED MNITXES AND BENEFITS COPT Toronto 2, Out. , A p r il 20th., 1928. Mr. Yict or Ross, Bu ildin g. Dear Mr. Ross: ' I am at t ach in g h erewith f i l e o f the above men tion ed p ar t y , and would draw your at t e n t io n to Mr. Leaver's l e t t e r o f A p r il 19th , and also Dr. W ilkinson' s Medical Report o f Apr.17th . Prom th e evidence subm itted by Dr. W ilkinson t h is i s compatible with lead poison in g, but the examination i s not su ffic ie n t ly complete t o d e fin it e ly un derstan d th at O'Connor i s su ffe r in g from such . You w ill r e c o lle c t th at when I was d iscu ssin g the m atter of Eth yl Gasolin e with you ju st p r ior to i t bein g placed on th e market in Toron to, th at th e qu estion of t o x ic it y came up and th e Doctor from th e Eth yl Corporation was presen t at the tim e. I t run s in my mind t h at th e Et h yl Corporation were t o look a ft e r any p o ssib le cases o f lead poison in g t h at might a r ise at any o f th e Re fin e r ie s where th e Eth yl was mixed w ith Gasolin e, At any r a t e , from what I gath ered from th e Eth yl Gasolin e Doctor, th ey would want t o be ap pr ised o f any case o f lead poison in g which might a r ise , and i t i s my im pression t h at th ey would'undertake an in v e st igat io n o f such case s with a view t o a d e fin it e d iagn o sis. As alr eady st a t e d , th e examin ation by Dr. W ilkinson i s not su ffic ie n t ly exten sive t o eit h er corroborate or deny lead poison in g in t h is case . :1 As r egar d s, sick n ess b e n e fit s, t h is would probab ly have t o be handled through th e Workmen's. Compensation Board as i t eernes under th e c l a ssi fic a t io n o f I n d u st r ia l D ise ase s. Before moving in t h is m atter we f e l t th at i t would be ad visab le t o br in g t h is t o your at t e n t io n and have your advice a s t o th e proper manner of h an dlin g t h is case , as t h is i s th e f i r s t case o f alleged lead poison in g at any of th e mixing p lan t s th at h as been brought t o our atten tion . Yours v e r y t r u ly , (Sgd) Austin Evan s. (Dr.) E/S. KP 0011743 ftf . Dr. F. B. W ilkinson, Cromwell & V ict or ia ______St r e e t s p y Report of Sar n ia, Ont,, Ap r il 17th , 1928. Age 45; He complains o f headache one hour a ft e r st a r t in g work every day. I t exten ds from th e foreh ead to th e back o f th e head, also a c ir c u la r band a l l around the head la st in g most o f th e day and does not occur th e days he does not go to work. Also cramps in the abdomen most ly at n igh t follow ed by diarrh oea. Urine - normal. : Heart - no murmurs. ; Pulse - 120. Muscular tremor o f fin ge r s, Thryoid i s sligh t ly en larged. Th is h ist or y does not in d icate lead poison in g. Isga) IT* B. W ilMnson. KJT 0 0 1 1 7 # \