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July 1, 1924.
Dr. Cecil K. Drinker,
Harvard University School of Public Health,
55 Van Dyke St.,
Boston,
Mass.
Dear Dr. Drinker:
Thanks for your two letters of June 27, one
enclosing report on films.
There is another thought that has
just occurred to me because we are doing practically no work in
our Application Department. The Plant there usually has two boom
periods in the year, one in the Spring and one in the Fall. We are
now in the Summer slack time. It had not occurred to me before, but
this fact may be important for you to know. Just as you found at
Waltham, our operators do not work continuously.
To make this thing practical, I am going to ask Mr.
Viedt to summarize the records of employment of the various operators,
particularly those who have been afflicted with the mysterious disease.
If the records are complete, some very interesting data will be forth-
coming. My impression is that most of these operators worked less
than half a year whereas those in the plant who really handle Radium
work pretty much all the time.
I will repeat again that I agree with you that all
precautions should be taken, but I. still feel that we have to find the
cause.
Cordially,
President.
ARoeder-HM
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