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A p r i l 1 , I 9I4.I
Mr. D. A. Koh r The Lowe B r o t h e r s Company
D ay t n , Ohio
Dear Mr. Koh r:
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I am se n d in g you h e r e w it h
w h at may be r e g a r d e d a s a f i n a l r e p o r t o f ou r o b se r
v a t i o n s made on y o u r p l a n t . The p r e v io u s r e p o r t s h ave
cover ed oth er sit u a t i o n s a d e q u at e ly , I b e lie v e , and
t h i s may be r e g a r d e d a s m e r e ly su p p le m e n t a r y i n t h a t
i t dea?LS w it h t h e e x a m in a t io n o f d u s t s an d c l e a r l y
d e m o n st r a t e s t h e so u r c e s o f t h e e x p o su r e o f w h ich we
fou n d evid en ce in th e exam in ation o f th e men.
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r e p o r t , th er e are two ty p es o f h azar d s an d, in d eed , th ey
m igh t be r e gar d e d a s th r ee d iffe r e n t p h ases o f e sse n t ia l l y
t h e same h a z a r d s, n am ely e x p o su r e t o d u st s c o n t a i n i n g l e a d
in sig n ific a n t q u a n t it ie s, exposu re to d u st con tain in g
r a t h e r la r g e amounts o f fr e e s i l i c a , and ge n e r a l exp osu re
t o d u st s w h ich e x i s t in too h igh c o n c e n t r at io n to be
d e sir ab le r e ga r d le ss of the n atu re o f the d u sts. I th in k
n oth in g fu r th er need be added to th e in form ation con tain ed
in th e r e p o r t . I t r u st t h a t you w ill fin d t h is c le a r in
i t s im p lic a t io n s an d s a t i s f a c t o r y f o r you r p u r p o se s. The
r ecom m en d ation s made a r e f u l l y j u s t i f i e d , I t h in k , an d
i f th ey can be fo llo w e d , th ey w ill c e r t a in ly im prove th e
h y g ie n ic c o n d i t i o n s i n y o u r p l a n t . Among o t h e r t h in g s
th ey w il l se r v e to e lim in a t e th e le a d h azar d which i s
u n d o u b t ed ly t h e one m ost se r i o u sl y t o be c o n sid e r e d .
I am ap p e n d in g h e r e t o an ite m ize d b i l l to cover th e cos t o f th e v ar io u s se r v ic e s w h ich we h ave r e n d e r e d . T h is co m p letes th e statem en t, o f e x p e n d !t u r e s w h ich a r e w e ll w it h in t h e l i m i t s o f ou r in it ia l estim ate.
C o r d ially you rs,
R A K:is
R o b e r t A. Keh oe, M.D.
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D r . R o b e r t A. Keh oe Ketterin g Labors tory
C ollege o f M edicin e C in c in n a t i, Ohio
A p r il 1 s t , I 9I4.I
To Mr, D. A. Koiir The Lovie B r o t h e r s Company
D ay t on , Ohio
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For th e c o l le c t io n and a n a l y s is o f a i r sam p le s an d sam ples o f d e p o sit e d d u st
25 a t ^'500 e ac h . . a . . . . . ifvl250'.>
For th e exam in atio n and cou n tin g o f d u st p a r t ic le s In a se r ie s o f sam ples
l 8 a t 500 e ach ........................................... ....
90*00
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