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J O KLAH O M A P O I SO N I N F O R M A T I O N C E N T E R | Un iv e r s it y g f Ok l a h o m a Me d ic a l Ce n t e r O N SO R ED BY: O KLAH O M A ST A T E M ED IC A L A SSO C IA TIO N O KLAH O M A ST A T E D EP A RTM EN T O F H EALTH U N IV ER SIT Y O F O KLAH O M A M ED ICA L CEN TER PHONE RE 6-1511 800 NORTHEAST TH IRTEENTH STREET OKLAHOMA CITY 4. OKLAHOMA November 21, 1957 H . A . SH O EM A KER . P H .D . DIRECTO R T . R . P FU N D T , M .D . A SSO C IA T E D IRECTO R Doctor Robert A. Kehoe Tile Ketter ing Laboratory College o lied ic ine-Eden Avenue Cineinnati 19, Ohio ar Joctor Kehoe: In 'order yo give you more information than what I gave you in my letter of Octobe: 21, Mr. Elmer J. Ruehl is apparently operating a Ruehl Paint Company, ..008 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. In reply to my letter, asking tindm for information as to the composition of their products, M r . Ruehl suggested, that .1 contact you. hr. Ruehl wrote, "These toxic materials for both the public from, the standpoin i of ingestion and the paint, and similar manufacturers were discussed before the Gin. Dayton Indianapolis Columbus C.D.T.C. branch club of the Federation of Production Clubs. This paper by Doctor Kehoe should be enlightening". Unfortunately, some of these mix-ups do occur. I have'befen very much interested in the operations of the Poison Center in Cincinnati. Your work in the connection with lead poisoning is particularly important, lie have not done very much in that connection, however, we have had a number of cases come to the University Hospital in which lead poisoning occurred as a result from burning wood from discarded lead batteries. lie have as:Red for funds from the National Institute of Health to make a survey of all accidents involving children in Oklahoma, particularly, cases invioIving potentially toxic products. ! Sincerely yours, HA.S/lr (i H . A . Shoemaker N 6311 / Novem ber 16, 1957 M r . H , JA. Sh oem ak er , D ir e ct o r Oklah om a P oison In form ation Cen ter Un iversity of Oklah om a M edical Cen ter 800 N orth east Th irteen th St r eet Oklahom a City 4, Oklahom a Dear Sir : I am com pletely m ystified by a n um ber of th in gs in your letter of O ctober 21, for I h ave n ever h ear d of the Club to which you r e fe r , and much le ss have I appeared before it . It seem s probable that I h ave m et M r. Rueh l, but m y m em ory for n am es is not ver y r eliab le, . an d I can n ot con n ect h im with an y a d d r e ss which I h ave m ad e o r with an y of m y oth er act iv it ie s. I h ave not talked on the sp ecific su bject r efer r ed to in your letter in an y m ore th an an in ciden tal m an n er for som e y e ar s. i It seem s likely that the work done in th is Lab oratory over the period of m an y y e ar s on var iou s asp e c t s of the problem of lead poison in g h as com e to your e a r s, an d a lso th at M r . Rueh l h as h ad som e con tact with som eon e who is aw ar e of th e problem of le ad poison in g in ch ildh ood a problem which we h ave in vest igated in som e d etail over a period of y e a r s in collab or at ion with p h y sician s in th e C h ild r en 's H o sp it al an d in the Cin cin n ati Gen eral H ospital, If I am co r r e ct in th is in terpretation of your in t e r e st , an d if you w ill le t m e know what you w ish to fin d out, I sh all be glad to an sw er you r qu estion s a s w ell a s I can . Un fortun ately, p ar tly b ecau se a n um ber of people h ave been in volved in th e clin ical w ork on t h is p r o b lem , an d p ar t ly b e cau se we h ave been p r eoccu p ied with ou r p r im ar y in vestigative w ork, of which th is is a sid e issu e - alb eit a very sign ifican t one -, we h ave not pu blish ed ou r ob ser vation s an d r e su lt s. The tim e ap pr oach es when th is m u st be don e, if we a r e not to be n egligen t of ou r r e sp o n sib ilit ie s, sin ce th is m at t er of ch ildh ood lead poison in g is ser iou s an d w id esp r ead , in volvin g som e th ousan ds of ch ild ren in th is cou n tr y betw een th e a g e s o f on e an d t h r e e y e a r s an d h ay !n g;a m o r t alit y o f ap proxim ately tw en ty-five p ercen t. It is fo r th is r e aso n th at I feel th e n ecessity of providin g in form ation on it in form ally, sin ce we h ave not d issem in ated su ch in form ation effectively th rough the m ore fo r m al ch an n els o f publication . You m ay a lso h ave o ccasio n t o be in t e r e st e d in th e o p e r at io n s of the N 6311.01 M r . H . A . Sh oem ak er - (2) - N ovem b er 16, 1957 P oison Cen ter in Cin cin n ati, to which we h ave th e p r ivilege ol m akin g som e con tribution. Sin cer ely y ou r s. RAK ef Robert A. Keh oe, M. D. O KLAH O M A P O I SO N I N F O R M A T I O N C E N T E R U n iv e r s it y o f Ok l a h o m a Me d ic a l Ce n t e r PHONE RE 6-1511 800 NORTHEAST TH IRTEENTH STREET OKLAHOMA CITY 4, OKLAHOMA SP O N SO R ED BY: O KLAH O M A ST A T E M EDICA L A SSO CIA TIO N O KLA H O M A ST A T E D E P A R T ;M E N T O F H E A LT H U N I V E R SI T Y O F O KLA H O M .A M E D I C A L October 21, 1957 H . A . SH O EM AKER. P H .D . DIRECTO R T . R. P FU N D T, M.D. A SSO C IA T E D IRECTO R Dr. Kehoe >Kittinger Laboratory University of Cincinnati General Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio . ' Dear Doctor Kehoe: I am in receipt of a note from Mr. Elmer J. Ruehl, to the effect that you discussed the subject of the toxicity resulting from the ingestion of paint and similar products before the C. D. T. C. Branch Club of the Federation of Productions Clubs. If you have a copy of your paper available, I would appreciate recelaying same. Sincerely yours, HASstr H. A. Shoemaker N 6311.02