Badal, Willard Storage Battery Company Lead Analyses Urine AnalysisNumber = J4.7A-718I Volume -- 100 ml.

First 10 months 194# before taxes but emitting normal eteek system - Profit #209,433*99 which is not thought bad, considering the fact that we have been working with only 5356 of the total linseed mil as compared with the amount available to us in the same ten Maths last year* Likewise* in the ease of pig lead we actually received 41&6 ae much total lead as during the corresponding period loot year* Looking nt it another way, we put Into prodnotlon approximately 60&6 as amah lead as daring the eerreepending period of 1945* Hr* Soeves reported that a total of #3**733*#3 had boon paid out on Deoeaber 13 to 34# employees as extra compensation authorised by the reeent resolution of tho Board of Directors* There being no farther business* upon motion the meeting adjourned*

I should like also to refer you to the first section of a report of the Committee on Lead Poisoning of the American Public Health Association.

Our experimental work on the ingestion of lead has demonstrated that it would take years of exposure to produce a hygienically significant absorption and accumulation oflead if the intake per day were of the order of magnitude of 1 to 1 1/4 mgs. of lead regularly.

Not only is there no important effect upon the lungs or heart due to exposure to tetraethyl lead, but it is also quite clear in this c..se that you were not exposed to any significant quantity or concentration of lead vapors.

ISTSHKATIOifAL OlELTIitS AND RSFIHINO COMPANY MEHORAflSmt FOB BliffiCTOHS' iEETINO - JUKE 25RD 1942 srn rame s y iime d in c o me - d e a d s e p is ims . z in c o x id e ms l e a d ie p a ms g k t s LEAD REFUTING DEPARTMENT Operating Income Leas - depreciation NET INCOME ZIHC OXIEB DEPARTMENT Sales or zinc Oxide Cost of Sales Less - depreciation SET INCOME ' Pounds of Zinc Oxide Sold Sales Price Cost of Sales WHITE LEAD EEPARTIGBT Sales of Lead Products Cost of Sales Less - depreciation h s i iicoa Pounds of Lead Products Sold Sales Price Cost of Sales Month of Kay 194.2 $ 15.535 1.695 $ 11,230 Month, of' April 1942 $ 5,940 1.800' $ 4,140 Five Months ended May 31, W2 $ 29,656 16,764 $ 12,892 Five Mont he ended Kay 31, 1941 $ 43,475 15,567 $ 27,908 $ 64.411 75,000 $ 10,569 728 $11,517 $ 65,702 90,660 $ 24.958 807 $ 25,765 $ 441,055 499,430 $ 53,375 5,021 $ 63.396 $ 1,093,590 1,290,588 $ 196,796 16.494 $ 213,292 766,150 8.407# 9-789# 849,878 7-73W 10.667# 5,235,509 8.345# 9.445# 17,362,952 6.293# 7.432# $ 78,020 79,292 $ 1.272 1.740 $ 3,012 $128,611 120,794 $ 7.817 2,996 $ 4,821 344,145 9*242# 9.393# 1,720,042 8.589# 7.809# $ 635,404 584,546 $ 50,858 15,509 $ 35,349 7,400,700 8.586# 7.898# $ 579,008 553,067 $ 25,941 15.044 $ 10,897 7,211,795 8.028# 7.669# N10276

The thought came to me as to whether lead could produce Pancreatitis followed by cystic formation.

Hot only Is there no important effect upon the lungs or heart due to exposure to tetraethyl lead, but it is also quite clear in this c..se that you were not exposed to any significant quantity or concentration of lead vapors.

In table 5, on the 14th page, (beginning with the white leaf of the booklet), under lead poisoning, I find six cases of lead poisoning referred to in connection with garages or service stations.

1 UOOKS - LB1D SEPISIKCt ZISC OXIDE AHD TglTS LEU DEPAS^CTTS LEAD 2EFII03G D^PASOEHTi Operating Incoas Less - Depreciation ITT tUCOltS uIKC OXIDE DEPABTlEHTi Sales of iino Oxide Cost of Sales Less - Shutdown Expenses - Akron Plant less - Depreciation and Obsolescence tns raoo^s Pounds of Zinc Oxide Sold Sales Priee Cost of Sales .HITTS LEAD DEPAHSMIHft Sales of Lead Produets Cost of Salas Less - Depreciation XEt XffCOkE Pounds of Lead Products Sold Sain Frloa Cart of Sain Month of February 1541 ilonth of January 1541 12.454 5.552 3 3,462 1 10,97?

I would he very much obliged if you would send me reprints of your most recent work on lead, especially with reference to lead in the blood and urine.

He olalxaa that so long as the asbestos filter is changed every two or three days they have no trouble at all, when using leaded regular gasoline.

M. children*s hospital of this city has asked this Bureau to analyze samples in cases- of suspected and proven lead encephalitis.

I should like also to refer you to the first section of a report of the Committee on Lead Poisoning of the American Public Health Association.

For that reason I ques-' tion the value to us of tests to determine the amount of vapor and fume evolved from the different lead alloys at our working temperatures (below 650 F.).