Eth yl Gasolin e Corporation , New York Ciiy ' Gen t lem en : I have been u sin g Eth yl G asolin e in a leaky c iga r ligh t e r I h ave p r a c t i c a l l y l o s t a l l se n se o f tou ch in t h e fin g e r s o f my r ig h t hand Could t h i s be LEAD POISONING?

Matthews annuity s9 1073 c. w. mm \ 'i irecaagaiBR 1872 .ms ftee state of Mass. baa on lead-based 0,5% pb> became effective on January 1, 1973. the HPC& filed a petition for exemption of automotive, reflni&h, exterior pxiasesrs, and certain other paints which m similar to the sarepoaed azMmdmnt published by the jm m 3, Formal action on the petition has been delayed because the State load poisoning control Director hae not yet been named.

TC3ea as a result of lead poisoning contracted about four years ago while he was employed as a printer for the Review Publishing Company, Dockland.

Kehoe*s paper on tetraethyl lead poisoning.

Kehoe Your series of papers on lead poisoning arrived here today.

It appears that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in the state of Connecticut has been a little misinformed as to the number of cases of lead poisoning and it might be well to have one of your doctors drop in and see him sometime when in this vicinity.

The plant has hired a physician who has, by now, gained some knowledge in the handling of patients with lead poisoning.

Will working continuously with this material expose the worker to danger of contracting lead or metal poisoning?

., Director Kettering LaboratoryUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Bob: I amquite sure that I never got around to thanking you for your thoughtful letter of June 2i|th relative to the proposed study of lead poisoning and Coenzyme J3L,onwhich I had asked your advice.

Va. who has a break- " ing out on his hands which local physicians-'have diagnosed as lead poisoning. rfe would thank you to please let us have a report on this after you have made your investigation.

Ketterer Dear Mr* Ketterer: I have your letter of October 5th concerning the case of lead poisoning that is coning before the Chio Industrial Commission at an early date.

Kehoe, Will you be good enough to send me as soon as you conveniently can, a list of questions which might be put to one of the plaintiffs in these cases for the pur pose of determining whether he has any of the symptoms of tetra ethyl lead poisoning?

Schradin: I am in receipt of your letter of August 10th, attaching laboratory reports on the two cans of paint fsotyrwleadrdecdasteo. you some time ago, in connection with the above and in particular yourIoapmingiornatethfuatl tthoeyoleuadfocrotnhteesnet aisnasloyssims,all that it can be disregarded as a causative factor in this sus- - posedly lead poisoning. .

Kehoe We a r ^ r ^ ^ ^ ^ i n f o r m you that the final reports on the case of eliminate any suspicion of lead poisoning.

Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Doctor Kehoe: The editors of M o d e m Medicine invite you to prepare an article on chronic lead poisoning.