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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. Drinker:-
In order to secure from independent sources information
about health conditions existing in the numerous Radium luminous material
application plants throughout the country, we are taking advantage of
the cooperation of the New Jersey State Department of Health. It would
be very helpful I am sure to the Department to know of any final conclus-
ions resulting from your investigation.
Your preliminary report is rather a discussion with
tentative conclusions based on evidence much of which is necessarily
circumstantial.
I am 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 want 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.
ARoeder-HM
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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. Drinker:-\nIn order to secure from independent sources information\nabout health conditions existing in the numerous Radium luminous material\napplication plants throughout the country, we are taking advantage of\nthe cooperation of the New Jersey State Department of Health. It would\nbe very helpful I am sure to the Department to know of any final conclus-\nions resulting from your investigation.\nYour preliminary report is rather a discussion with\ntentative conclusions based on evidence much of which is necessarily\ncircumstantial.\nI am writing, therefore, to ask whether you are in a\nposition to make any final and conclusive statements pro or con in the\nmatter. You apparently believe that there is nothing injurious in the\nzinc. Our conclusion is that there is nothing injurious anywhere in\nthe works, but if anything could exist it must be in the zinc, so I do\nnot want you to make a definite statement that phosphorescent zinc sulphide\nis harmless if taken internally in the amounts possible under prevailing\nconditions unless you are absolutely sure of 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.\nARoeder-HM"
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