Dear Sirs, WOODLANDS NORTH We regret to have to inform you that three of our daily-paid labourers are now in hospital suffering from suspected lead poisoning.

INDUSTRIAL LEAD POISONING Due to widespread lack of knowledge in the medical profession of the causes and diagnosis of lead poison ing, as well as the fact that it is not a reportable disease and the factor of deliberate -"covering up,u no useful estimate of its prevalence in the adult population is possible.

This man, though admitting the superiority of lead enamels to others in much of his work, said that he wanted to get away from lead as soon as he found he could do s o .

Box 262 Wood River, Illinois For: Reimbursement of the Kettering Laboratory for analysis of the tank scale submitted March l^f, 1953 for the determination of steam distillable lead and inorganic lead 2 analyses at $10.00 each $ 20.00 t 0009752

^S, JUH LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION o NEW YORK 17, H.

INDUSTRIAL LEAD POISONING Due to widespread lack of knowledge in the medical profession of the causes and diagnosis of lead poison ing, as well as the fact that it is not a reportable disease and the factor of deliberate -"covering up,u no useful estimate of its prevalence in the adult population is possible.

s well tolerated by very sick men, and that there was some excretory resaonso {utcrease'- in urinary lead concentration) to its administration.

od Lead will terminate thirty (30) days from tills date in accordance with tno cancellation provision In said contract.

DATA ON CASES OF LEAD POISONING (CHUJDREN) Cases involving surgical de- comorescion 251 S Mild Cases R esu lt SFNNoaoumvmboeebrneaberbefnlioetef foictuatsceosm e Cases not involving surgical decompression 3 5 8 Severe Cases 41 4 9 Favorable outcome SNNooummbeebnebreefniotef ficta s e s 20 3 5 ceNososnteevn:inticTaelhdleythcfauedtnilceeou,traoonsfudrrteghseeuolnptsrs,otcheeasdtputerhceeiaihrlalytshibenreaetnhpeeaubmtaiconrdienontseeerdvv.eernetiocna swe sa,s r* R eferen ces On the Normal Absorption and Excretion of Lead IV, Lead Absorption and Excretion in Infants and Children; Journal of Industrial Hygiene IS: 301, 1933. l(eSaede tahbesoortphteirona,rtaimcloeus nitns tihnisnoaremriaels ti(spsaugees2,5 etthcr.ouLghate3r40a)rftoirclessougricvees mofere information on adults but not on children.)

It seems to me that it would be impossible to insure that each leaded gasoline car that would be cleaned could be brought to the point where it would be considered lead-free and therefore safe for the transport of edible oils.

I discussed our experiences of the past ten years fully, pointing out that e had been unable to establish a single case of significant lead absorption from the handling of leaded gasoline, and the impro>baa'bility of his client having received lead poisoning from* that source.

INDUSTRIAL LEAD POISONING Due to widespread lack of knowledge in the medical profession of the causes and diagnosis of lead poison ing, as well as the fact that it is not a reportable disease and the factor of deliberate -"covering up,u no useful estimate of its prevalence in the adult population is possible.

Bovan 2 I am having the article on "The Behavior of Lead in the Animal Organism.

^ hare a request free National Lead of Perth Amboy, lew Jersey to furnish this plant with 5,000 lead Warning Labels, am you please arrange to ship and bill National Lead la eeeordance with the abore?

^S, JUH LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION o NEW YORK 17, H.