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CORRESPON D EN CE | | GULF OIL CORPORATION, 1515 Locust Street, Philadelphia 2, ?a. FROM 3. F. Moore AT Philadelphia TO V. M. McEldowney-GTR AX Pittsburgh SUBJECT ALLSEED LEAD P0I S0RU3G CASES TK5KF0LK, 7A TEEMTOAL____ __ p i p s f i t t e r 5 7 19 * IN REPL Y REFER TO CP3:ES ' 5/29M Ho the above case, va are very glad to report that __ condition has taken a turn for the better and he ia new believed to be out of danger. This morning, Dr. Truman G. Schnabel, who ia looking after the case while he is confined to the Philadelphia General Hospital, stated that while talker was still a very sick nan he has asde progress towards recovery and when considering that a few days ago he was so dangerously ill, everyone seems hopeful that he will survive although he will, no doubt, have several more weeks of convalescence. Unfortunately, we have not been able to secure the analysis of the blood samples to finitely determine if t h e r ^ L ^ n y lead contamination partially responsible for his illness. V h e n B H | r & s visited last Friday, he consented ca the excessive amount of Edik he was required to drink and evi dently they are giving the employee a high calcium diet, although we have not been able to have this confirmed by a doctor ^ ^ T h e r e are a number of doctors involved in this affair for the reason that j J ^ H B i s , as you know, in the Fever Ward of the Philadelphia General H o s p i t a t ^ m i c h is strictly a charitable institution, end it is very difficult to get any information on his condition other than through Dr. Schnabel whcaa we have contacted several times or Dr. House, Jr., the Travelers Insurance Company's doctor. However, D r . Early, an interne in the hospital, is the one who has been f o l l o w i n ^ M H B l case very closely, working along with Dr. John J. Helnhold in charge of the Chemical laboratory and who was supposed to have taken the blood samples end arranged for the lead analysis, which, as previously stated, have not been made avail able to us. ibis morning, in conversation with Dr. Relshold, we were Informed that due to the falct the hospital is very much understaffed, he has been unable to have the blood analysis completed and said that we would probably receive the analysis from Dr. Robert A. Kehoe first, as he was arranging to send Dr. Kehoe blood sampled today. We have explained to Dr. Reinhold our reason for anxiety in the case, particularly so since there may be other employees involved. This was with out avail and they will not make on exception i n ' ^ B B B B * 000 end the blood analysis will be taken in the routine order. Of course, o i n c e ^ H f l | K ^ con- . diticn has shown such improvement, it is difficult to press tho sltuSlan further. KE 002124; W. M. McEldcwney-OTS - 2- 5 /29M rr. George Bouse, Jr. Is estate elated over present con dition and stated that he felt vevere given a "false e h s a '' insofar as lead poisoning is concerned, as condition would seem tube chiefly Pneumonia with a possible heart ailsun^^wiSl incidentally, 33r. Schnabel confirmed via telephone with the -writer this morning. e did not feel from th beginning that the employee had lead poison ing but having had the exposure and his family physician, la*. D. S. Seller, informing __ wife that she should contact his employer naturally made us somewhat concerned Sr. Seller later stated that the employee showed syaptons of IS/iB-SKCEPHALOPATHY and that was the reason he had had him transferred to the Philadelphia General Hospital for treatment. If he did have such symptoms, they have cleared up very rapidly, as M s mind is clear and apparently normal. At the present time there is nothing further that wo can do in the case and when you receive the analysis of the blood samples from Sr. Kehoo, we wish you would advise us because in the event the analysis does not show any lead content, then we do not believe it advisable to go ahead with the examina tion of the other employees in th Tank Cleaning Crew, as of course, our previous recommendation was on the assumption that Walk* had acquired lead poisoning and if he had, felt that it would be advisable to protect the other ersployeee by making sure nothing bad gene wrong. 13. F. MOORE Dr Robert A Kehoe 7 College of Medicine Eden Avenue, Cincinnati Ohio K 0021242