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November 20th,1929.
Lauriston S. Taylor,
Bureau of Standards,
Washington,
". C.
Dear Sir:
We have your letter of November 6th, with reference to
your communication of September 13th.
We do not see how we can answer the questions you ask,
since we discontinued the sale of radium to physicians and
hospitals some three years ago, and therefore, have not been in
close touch with the general radium situation since that time.
The approximate amount of radium in use in this country
is generally known and, it seems to us that the records of the
Bureau of Standards covering measurements during the past number
of years would be your most reliable source of information, since
it is our belief that very little radium has ever been sold in
this country without the certification of this bureau.
It would seem that your Committee is primarily interested
in the degree of protection to radium and X-ray users, and not in
the general distribution of the product thruout the country.
Very truly yours,
President.
CB-ee'RH
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"ocrText": "November 20th,1929.\nLauriston S. Taylor,\nBureau of Standards,\nWashington,\n\". C.\nDear Sir:\nWe have your letter of November 6th, with reference to\nyour communication of September 13th.\nWe do not see how we can answer the questions you ask,\nsince we discontinued the sale of radium to physicians and\nhospitals some three years ago, and therefore, have not been in\nclose touch with the general radium situation since that time.\nThe approximate amount of radium in use in this country\nis generally known and, it seems to us that the records of the\nBureau of Standards covering measurements during the past number\nof years would be your most reliable source of information, since\nit is our belief that very little radium has ever been sold in\nthis country without the certification of this bureau.\nIt would seem that your Committee is primarily interested\nin the degree of protection to radium and X-ray users, and not in\nthe general distribution of the product thruout the country.\nVery truly yours,\nPresident.\nCB-ee'RH"
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