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ASSOCIATED ETHYL COMPANY LIMITED Registered Office-, t h e a d e l p h i , l o u d o n , t v: c. 2 A ddress a ll communications u n tilJ u r tle r notice to: A R TILLER Y H O U SE, ARTILLERY ROW, L O N D O I, S.W 1 lelephotw ,; A B B E Y S 9 7 4 --7 felegturns: ETH Y LPO R T. SO W E S T . LONDON Directors: H . E , B E D F O R D (u .s .a ) J . W . B O YL E H. B. H E ATH E VE S N .A.G ASS L . N . H AM I L T O N ( u .s .a .) J . B . AU G . K E S S L E R (NETHERLANDS) R.W . SELLER S A. J . SINGLETON E . E . S O U B R Y ,y. T . R . A . S E V A N ( M a n < J ffilU jf) mm P r o f e s s o r P .A . K e h o e , LI.D. , _ i- *f +d' 'Z, fa*-f.^f5'. K ettering U niversity L aboratory of Applied of C incinnati Physiology, W ' >*t* f- , V C o l l e g e o f Lied i e i n e 1t -A *.7. OHIO, U.S.A. : 2. LD/dO U R R E F . . X L YO U R R E F . 2 8 th Novem ber, 19^-6, if. 'VPfeb' Dear P ro fesso r Kehoe, ' li'ij.fL&S'm? S ---'> */' i.r"'. f tir'"'`*5"; SVXi*-i,-- -. 'p/<? NPyL'* mm t*sV-* a M it j&&SIc kI?t 8 A copy o f your l e t t e r o f th e 3 1 st O cto b er t o Hr. F.M. S. T egner h a s b e e n f o r w a r d e d t o me, and I am v e r y g l a d t o i n i t i a t e ^ c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h you. T e g n e r t o l d me t h a t I h a d b e t t e r n o t w r i t e t o 7''ou. u n t i l a r e p l y t o h i s l e t t e r h a d b e e n r e c e i v e d . A few m o n th s ago I h ad p a g es o f e m e rie s , b u t now, f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e a re v e ry few o u t s t a n d i n g . !.Iy d e l a y i n c o r r e s p o n d i n g w i t h you h a s t h e r e f o r e s a v e d y ^ u a l o t o f u n n e c e s s a r y worm.. I third': I have got m ost o f th e im p o rtan t l i t e r a t u r e on lea d . There is a very co n sid erab le dearth, a t th is end on m edical asp ects o f v a rio u s organic compounds of brom ine. I should be g r a te f u l fo r an y i n f o r m a t i o n you c o u l d g i v e me on t h e s e . In th e f i n a l parag rap h o f .your l e t t e r to Tegner, y^u say th a t i t i s very' easy to take f o r g ran te d the f a m i l i a r i t y o f o th e r people w ith a r a t h e r l a r g e number o f m a t t e r s w h ic h h a v e come t o b e e x p e c te d among y o u r s e lv e s , w ith o u t d is c u s s io n . As a newcomer, I can s a f e l y say th a t the average Doctor on th is side knows no th in g w hatsoever about te tr a e th y l lea d . A few sh o rt paragraphs only are devoted to th e s u b je c t in most m edical textbooks. T his in fo rm a tio n i s so g e n e r a lis e d as to be of no v a lu e in p r a c t is e . The l i t e r a t u r e on t h e s u b j e c t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o come b y . T h e r e f o r e , n e w ly e n g a g e d m edical c o n su lta n ts are u n lik e ly to have any knowledge o f th e su b je ct o t h e r t h a n t h a t f o r w a r d e d t o them b y you. A g a in , u n l e s s a. c l e a r p ic tu re is given to them, they are lia b le to be confused by cursory re a d in g as many a u t h o r i t i e s have d i f f e r e n t o p in io n s on t e t r a e t h y l le a d p o iso n in g . From your comments on H enderson & H aggard' s "N otes on T e tra e th y l Lead", I r e a lis e th a t you are only too w ell aware of th is . ` I note th a t you agree th a t i t i s p re fe ra b le th a t ro u tin e m a tte rs in r e l a t i o n to the employment and th e n e c e ssa ry in s tr u c tio n o f physicians in a sso c ia tio n w ith the E nglish O rganisation should be c a r r i e d o u t h e r e . I f you w is h me t o do t h i s I w o u ld l i k e you t o i n s t r u c t me a s t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n you f e e l s h o u l d b e s e n t t o o u r 00100.16 (Contd. ) THE ASSOCIATED ETHYL COMPANY LIMITED J le jiste te d O ffic e : t h e a d e l p h i , Lo n d o n ,\ v: c . 2 A ddress a ll communications u n tilJu rtJier notice to: ARTILLERY HOUSE, ARTILLERY ROW, LONDON, S.W .l Jelep h o n e: a b b e y 5 9 7 4 * ? 3 eleg m m s: e t h y l p o r t , s o w e s t , L o n d o n Directors: H . K . e e o r o R O <u . s . a .) J .W . BOYLE u . 8 . a u , k e s s l i r (n t h c r l a n o s ) R.W. SELLERS H. 8 . HEATH E VE S N. A. GAS S L . N . H A M I LTO N ( U. S. A. ) A. J . SIN GLETON E.E.SOU BRY ^ T . R. A . S E V A N ( / ta n & fitu fl OU R RCP. K. 2. E D /JE . YOU R R E f. 28th November, 1946. -2 - P r o f e s s o r R.A. K ehoe, M. D. , K e tte rin g L aboratory of -Applied Physiology, U niversity of C incinnati, C ollege of M edicine, OHIO, - U.S. A. newly ap p o in ted m edical c o n s u lta n ts o f th e company. I have no : re se rv e o f l i t e r a t u r e h e re , b u t could g et any o f th e works you advise rep rin ted . I f you w ish, I can undertake the s c r u tin is in g of a l l i n i t i a l and ro u tin e exam ination forras, forw arding those , which are p ro b lem atical to you, which w ill a t le a s t save you a l i t t l e tim e. A ll c o n su lta n ts would, o f course, be giv en your a d d re ss and inform ed t h a t th ey could w rite to you fo r any s p e c ific in fo rm a tio n th e y r e q u i r e d . So f a r a s I know, how ever, a c o n s id e r a b le p r o p o r t i o n o f some h u n d r e d m e d i c a l c o n s u l t a n t s who w i l l b e e m p lo y ed by the E n g lish O rg a n is a tio n , w ill be n o n -E nglish speaking. I f it. would be any saving of your tim e, perhaps q u eries from such could be forw arded here f i r s t , tra n s la te d , and then should I be unable to answer them could be forw arded to you. I f e e l I co u ld answer m ost s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d q u e r i e s on t h e s u b j e c t i f you w i s h me t o do s o . However, I w ill aw ait your in s tr u c tio n s on th ese m a tte rs. I h o p e t h a t i t w i l l b e p o s s i b l e f o r me t o v i s i t you a b o u t t h e m iddle of 1947 and o b ta in a b e tte r understanding o f your p o lic y w ith reg ard to th e se m a tte rs. I have one copy o f your "G eneral Advice to M edical C o nsultants o f E thyl Export C orporation". There i s a note on i t in C a s s e ll' s handw riting s ta tin g "About to be re w r i t t e n b y D r. K e h o e , 2 9 . 5 . 4 6 . " P e r h a p s you c o u l d l e t me h a v e some c o p ie s o f t h i s when p u b lis h e d . The e x i s t i n g G en eral A dvice i s i n some p a r t s i r r e l e v a n t t o t h e d u t i e s o f t h e m e d ic a l c o n s u l t a n t s employed by th e E n g lish O rganisation. T heir d u tie s , as I understand them, w ill be to u n d ertak e th e m edical su p e rv isio n o f b le n d e rs , b len d in g p la n ts and la b o ra to rie s . They avili b e, f o r th e most p a rt, l o c a l d o c to r s engaged p a r t - t i m e f o r a sm a ll sum, about 20 p e r annum. I f e e l t h a t v e r y few o f them w i l l h a v e much tim e f o r i n t e n s i v e study of the m edical aspects of te tra e th y l lead , and fe e l th a t they w ill req u ire spoon-feeding i f they are to o b tain the re q u is ite . s t a n d a r d o f k n o w le d g e . I am g i v e n t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t i t i s n o t t h e policjr of the E nglish O rganisation th a t such m edical co n su ltan ts should be prepared to dvise the commercial and te c h n ic a l ' ' (c o n ta .) THE ASSOCIATED ETHYL COMPANY LIMITED JlejfistetvdO ffice: THE A D E L P H I, LO NDO N, ViT.C. 2 ^Iddm ss a ll communications u n tilffarth er notice to: A R TILLER Y H O U SE, A R TILLER Y ROW, LONDON, S.W 1 ABBEY 397A -7 3ele< fm m s: ET H Y LPO R T, SO W EST. LON D O N Siinrtors: M. E . I D F O R O ( U.S.A> O . B . AU G. K E S S L E R (NETHERLANDS) J .W . BOYLE H. B. HEATH E V E S R.W. SELLERS A. d. SIN GLETON N. A . GAS S L . N . H A M I LTO N ( U. S. A. ) E.E.SOU BRY j T. R. A . S E V A N (S lm O tfir u fi -3P r o f e s s o r R.A. K e h o e , M. D. , K etterin g L aboratory of Applied Physiology, U niversity of C incinnati, College of M edicine, ' OHIO, U.S.A. OUR REP. K .2. ED/JE. YOU R REF. 28th November, 19^6. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f th e Company i n a l l m e d ic a l and h y g ie n ic a s p e c ts of the b u sin ess, or to undertake any deep c r i t ic a l supervision of the d is tr ib u tio n and tra n s p o rta tio n of flu id , etc. P e r h a p s I am wrong i n t h i s , b u t I f e e l t h a t th e s ta n d a r d l a i d down f o r m e d ic a l c o n s u l t a n t s , a s i n y o u r G e n e r a l A d v ic e , i s h i g h e r t h a n we a r e l i k e l y to o b t a i n o u ts id e th e U.S.A. and U.K. I would, v e ry much a p p r e c i a t your d irectio n in th is. Yours sin c e re ly , E. Davison. Prom: Dr. E. D avison, B ritish Ethyl C orporation, N0HTKV7ICH, C h esh ire, England. K'j r 0 0 X 0 -0 1 8 . :: ' , A g SSb# .P . g .y v a /