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THE INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH (Commonwealth Health Department) (The Universityof Sydney) 8t SSM Professor Loeimkr Dods Ttunaoto: LA5359 XCQiRH ROYAL ALEXANDRAHOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN CAMFERDOWN, N.S.W. 23rd January, 1957 Sr* Robert A* Kehoe, The Kettering Laboratory, Collego of Medicine, Sion Avenue, cucpnugl 19 OHIO. Soar Sr* Kehoe, I hope you trill not mind my writing: to yon again in connection with the estimation of blood-lead*. The laboratory staff of the School of Public Health of the University of Sydney hare nowbecome most interested in the problem of estimating the lead concentration in the blood of children suspected of --or definitely known to hare --lead poisoning, ' Ve here attempted to improvise satisfactory equipment for the collecting of blood aamplesf but so far hare not been very, successful. We feel it would perhaps be best to obtain some of the special collecting unite, consisting of an evacuated tube and a special needle, as described in the brochure "Methods for Seteraining Lead in Air and in Biological Materials*, and which are, I imagine, what I have ayaelf used when I was a resident at the Cincinnati Children*s Hospital* However, on contacting the local agent of the Becton, Dickinson Company, I aminformed that a special import permit will have to be secured and that it will not be possible to arrange this before April of this year* Xamtherefore writing to ask, sir, if you, or one of your staff, would be good enough to let me know the technical name or description of the special oolleotirg unit* Xthink Xshall then be able to arrange for some friend of mine in the IT.S.A. to send me out some of the units by air-mail so that ve camget on with the job without too much delay* I must apologise for worrying you again, sin, but shall be most grateful for your help* Sincerely yours, N22320