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>T V P Cs FCUNDRY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ? $0# .......................winner of the Government of India award for the best designs in Types GAIWADI - GIRCAON BOMBAY 4 <1 PHONE 22942 - T ' G RAM G U T Y F O Ilth "ovembfr IT 61. The Lecretary, American Medical Association, 535, liorth Dearborn Street, Chicago.1ft. III. (U.3.A) Dear Sirs, A few days ago vie vie re directed to refer^to a cony of "Facts and fallacies Concerning Lxposure to Lead" 1Toy hr. Deli:-; hornser, L.A. anc this had impelled us to write to you Curs is a Tyne Foundry undertaking manufacture if Printing types only, he are casting types from monotype Super Casters and Pivotal Type Casting machines. The types cast from the Monotype Super- Casters do not need other operations but come out ready for; straight racking or for straight delivery to the customer. The types cast from Pivotal Type Casters require to be "dressed" and "finished" and especially, the tynos of oriental languages require to undergo one procedure knov/n as "Kerning". To "'rite the above to give you an idea of v,hat the type foundries are doing. Our -problem new is as under: - The Chief Inspector of Factories, Bombay, considers our occupation as hazardous because the main raw mater ials yised by us in the type metal contains a varying propercion 'Isom. 6o .j to 30# lead 5a to CO# of antimony and balance tin. The working temperature of the type 'metal according to its quality varies between 6C5 to 7F5F. be may categorically state for your information that the temperature never goes above 75F. The Chief Inspector of Factories considersthat this type metal on heating emits poisonous fumes which are detrimental* to the health of the workers working on the type casting machines. To do &v:ay with these fumes they suggest that a hood should be provided to collect these fumes ano also an exhaust fan to drew same away from the top of the melting pot. N14063 HE 0012406 Contd'. The Chief Inspector of Factories also holds that the excess metal shred by02 tyoes during the process of finishing consists of fine particles of lead which also are felt to he dangerous to the health of the workmen. Jq have explained to him that both of his contentions are incorrect and that these 0articles of lead and/or dross do not become airborn and hence handline and manufacturing of tyoes is in no way, a hazardous occupation. Further' we have also explained to him that the load on heating, does not emit any poisonous fumes and that what actually is visible are the fumes of the oil dropping from the type mould s or- the nozzles of the type casting machines. Vi'e sh all therefore than! \T ^ ur r* ^ p Q ider-ed op n i on sl so acq U aint us 0 -- the ty po f0 un dry and 0 r '1 ntir. mo asu re r and preca u -l . ions in r- p ner c. 1 by the u "^Q C learpc oarticlc c- and ieular. Les and regulations governing the Dress industry in U.h.A. and the yayesteej by you to avoid lead nci mating from, heated type notal or or intine and type foundry i ndust: In case you have any special suggest ions to make about or the precautions to be taken while handling tyoe metals, dross and printing tyres, same will be very much ooorecdated. Finally, please also inform us what are the noticeable symntoms i'rom lead poisoning and whether such symntoms can occur under other circumstances and conditions as well or not. he shall await your reply in due course- with interest and thanking you in advance, we remain, Yours truly, a or GU JAmj. j . - i?.a 7 JU..Ti 1. --j, /i . 4^ Partner } GK: CD Ft 00.12407 ..FT) cal Association STREET CHICAGO lO. ILLINOIS WHITEHALL 4-1500 DEPARTMENT OP OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH B. Dix o n Ho l l a.n o , M.D. director Ho w a r d N. Sc h u l z assistant director Le e N. Hames Ha z e l H. Ho p k in s 1 j COUNCIL ON | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH <3 Ja me s H. St er n er , M.D., chairman............ Rochester, N. Y. | Me l v in If. Ne w q u is t , M.D., vice-chairman : 1 ...................................................................... .. .Clearwater, Ha. .1 V. C. Bair d , M.D............................................. ............... Houston : ^ Jo h n N. Ga l l iv a n , M.D........................East Hartford, Conn. Ru t h e r f o r d T. Jo h n s t o n e, M.D........................Los Angeles E. S. Jo n es , M.D................................................ Hammond, Ind. J Ro ber t A. Ke iio e , M.D.............................................. Cincinnati | Le mu e l C. Mc Ge e , M.D..............................Wilmington, Del. . J Os c ar A. San d er , M.D................................................ Milwaukee : -j Wil l ia m P. Sh epar d , M.D......................................... New York '1 Ch a r l e s F. Sh o o k , M.D..................................... Toledo, Ohio J Ja n H. Til u s c h , M.D..................................Rochester, Minn. B. Dix o n Ho l l a n d , M. D., secretary.......................... Chicago Ho w ar d N. Sc h u l z , assistant secretary...................... Chicago November 27, 1961 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe The Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Bob: I would appreciate it very much if you would reply to this inquiry from India. Sincerely yours, HNS:mm Enel. Assistant Director N14063.01 RF 0012408