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June 18, 1924.
Dr. Cecil K. Drinker,
Harvard University School of Public Health,
55 Van Dyke St.,
Boston,
Mass.
Dear Dr. Drinkmr:-
In order to secure from independent sources information
about health conditions existing in the munerous Radium luminous material
application plants throughout the country, we are taking advantage of
the cooperation of the New Jersey State Department of Realth. It would
be very helpful I am sure to the Department to know of ony final conclusions
resulting from your investigation.
Your preliminary report is rather a discussion with tentative
conclusions based on evidence much of which is necessarily circumstantial.
I EGIL writing, therefore, to ask whether you are in a position
to make any final and conclusive statements pro or con in the matter. You
apparently believe that there is nothing injurious in the zinc. Our conclusion
is that there is nothing injurious anywhere in the works, but if anything could
exist it must be in the zinc, so I do not went you to make a definite statement
that phosphorescent zinc sulphide is harmless if taken internally in the
amounts possible under prevailing conditions unless you are absolutely sure
of your ground.
On the other hand, you can doubtless say that the conditions
of hygiene maintained at the Plant are above the average, etc.
Yours truly,
President.
Alloeder-Hill
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"ocrText": "June 18, 1924.\nDr. Cecil K. Drinker,\nHarvard University School of Public Health,\n55 Van Dyke St.,\nBoston,\nMass.\nDear Dr. Drinkmr:-\nIn order to secure from independent sources information\nabout health conditions existing in the munerous Radium luminous material\napplication plants throughout the country, we are taking advantage of\nthe cooperation of the New Jersey State Department of Realth. It would\nbe very helpful I am sure to the Department to know of ony final conclusions\nresulting from your investigation.\nYour preliminary report is rather a discussion with tentative\nconclusions based on evidence much of which is necessarily circumstantial.\nI EGIL writing, therefore, to ask whether you are in a position\nto make any final and conclusive statements pro or con in the matter. You\napparently believe that there is nothing injurious in the zinc. Our conclusion\nis that there is nothing injurious anywhere in the works, but if anything could\nexist it must be in the zinc, so I do not went you to make a definite statement\nthat phosphorescent zinc sulphide is harmless if taken internally in the\namounts possible under prevailing conditions unless you are absolutely sure\nof your ground.\nOn the other hand, you can doubtless say that the conditions\nof hygiene maintained at the Plant are above the average, etc.\nYours truly,\nPresident.\nAlloeder-Hill"
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