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TAHErmour Laboratories (RRMOUR BND COMPHWV) . 1425 W EST 42nd STREET CH ICAGO, ILLIN OIS February 7, 1944 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe University of Cincinnati Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Dr. Kehoe: . Thank you very much for your letter of February 3 and the enclosed booklet on Occupational Lead Exposure and Lead Poisoning. Dr. Glynn is at present out of the city and your letter will be referred to him as soon as he re turns . Sincerely yours, THE ARMOUR LABORATORIES Dr. Glynn 0001438 fi February J, 1944 19 Dr. John H. Glynn, Assistant Manager, . The Armour Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois. " Dear Dr. Glynn: I regret very much m y delay in replying to your letter of November J O . I was out of the country when it was sent, and inasmuch as it was received in the office of. the Ethyl Corpora tion in New York, it did not reach me immediately. As I remember it, my comments made in connection with your publication, "The Armour Atlas of Hematology," were not re stricted to the question of lead poisoning in relation to Ethyl gasoline, but were rather directed at the general material on the subject of lead. I do not have the booklet at the present time, but I remember that it was my feeling that it was a little unfortunate that a book which was other wise so good, should have given rise to certain items of mis information on the subject of lead poisoning. I should be very glad indeed to give you any specific criti cisms on the material which you may wish to include on this subject. In fact, I think It would be much better if you were to prepare what you.have in mind on this subject, giving it such space as your publication will permit. I should then be very glad to go over it and to do m y best to make it as useful as possible to the people who will receive the publica tion. I should be disposed to eliminate any reference to lead poisoning In connection with people who work with leaded gaso line , for the reason that this is not one of the occupations In which lead poisoning occ u r s . It Is largely for this reason that I should find it difficult to comply with your request, since It would seem rather strange in connection with the work you wish' to present, to go into any detailed statement to the effect that the handling of leaded gasoline does not cause lead poisoning. That, I think, would not be pertinent in your booklet. It would be much more pertinent to point out some of the occupations in which lead poisoning occurs/ and to indi cate the nature of hazardous lead exposure. It occurs to me that it might be of some assistance to you in / d 0 0 0 14 ) 9 Dr. John H. Glynn - (2) - February 2, 1944 the preparation of what you ma y wish to say, to have a copy of the report of the American Public Health Association, of whose committee on this subject I have had the honor of being chairman. I am sending you a copy of this report, which I think represents about the most comprehehsive presentation of the state of our knowledge that is available. I commend to your attention for your purposes, the discussiora that have to do with blood changes as well as the portion which deals with industrial exposures to lead compounds. If T ban be of any further assistance to you in this, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Cordially yours, RAK ef Enc Robert A . Kehoe,' M . ">' 00I 4xo  ? \ip -- ' '3">, . J -lV; / ; '_ / TheA. r m o u r c?4rmoar Company CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Y~-- November 30, 1943 1'*?.*$)A"W-C'* ' ' Ethyl Corporation u,, \ A 'A';. ; f 1 405 Lexington uV . New York, NY. y . ' ;VA/A... `' '' .: A Attention: ;Medical Director ' Gentlemen: ~ A <'" About one -year ago you called our attention to certain inaccuracies' in our publication ''The Armour Atlas of " Hematology,i* regarding the possibility of lead poison-, ing in people who are habitually working with ethyl " , gasoline. I have mislaid the correspondence at the ' moment and cannot find your comments, but I do remember that I suggested when we brought out a nevr edition of our booklet we would appreciate the opportunity of sub mitting the chapter on lead poisoning to you for critic ism. _ . , ' . " I am wondering if you would find it convenient to write a small summary of your findings regarding.the hazards of ethyl gasoline and the safeguards that we might in elude in our new edition. This should not be over three or four hundred words, and we certainly would appreciate having the information from such an authoritative source as yourself since we know that you have investigated this question far more thoroughly than, reports in the medical literature would seem to indicate. , We will be very happy to submit the text which we adopt to you for criticism,and if you so desire, make the . proper acknowledgment in our book as to the source of. ou; information. :'p IfJ.