Ask the Scholar
Page 2 of 2
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
JUL 1 1930
121 East 60th Street,
New York,
June 30, 1930.
REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF MRS. RUTH WINTERS SAXEL, AT THE NEW JERSEY
ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, JUNE 30, 1930.
0
00
HISTORY. Patient was employed by the U. S. Radium Corporation
from the fall of 1917 to the spring of 1921. During most of that
time, she states, her work consisted of painting luminous dials.
She claims to have pointed the brushes in her mouth habitually, often
several times during the painting of one dial, and to have painted as
many as 48 dials an hour. She states that she never worked at a similar
occupation elsewhere.
About 7 years ago, or about two years after leaving the employ
of the company, she had two teeth extracted. Hemorrhages from the gums
followed. About 6 years ago she began to have pain in her feet.
Later she developed pains in the lower back and hips. About January
1929 her right knee "gave way under" her. Having been treated by
various practitioners, regular and irregular, under various diagnoses:
weak feet, nervous breakdown, "dropped stomach" and rheumatism, she
finally went to Dr. R. E. Humphries at the New Jersey Orthopedic
Hospital about January 1930. He has made a diagnosis of radium
poisoning, basedoon the history and the evidence in the X-ray films
of the pelvis of changes about the hip joints and sacro-iliac joints
which he considers characteristic of radium damage.
PRESENT COMPLAINTS. Marked nervousness; pain in the back, hips,
both legs, and at times in the arms; loss of weight (formerly 114 lbs.;
now 98 lbs.)
EXAMINATION. The patient, a young woman of slight build, appears pale.
Her morale seems poor. During the taking of the testimony she cried
twice.
Gait: slow, shuffling, unsteady, requiring some support.
Station: fairly erect.
She is apparently unable to touch the floor when standing, although
she can unlace her shoes when sitting. There is some slight complaint
of limitation on attempted motion of the right shoulder. Tenderness
is apparently present over the back of the left wrist. Otherwise
the upper extremities appear to be normal. No tenderness was found
over the spine or pelvis; patient refers her back pain to the lower
sacral region. There is some limitation of motion, and pain at the
hips is elicited on attempts to rotate either femur. There is a
prominence over the tuberosity of the left 5th metatarsal bone, which
is tender.
The only X-ray films available were the duplicate (stereoscopic)
views of the pelvis, taken in February 1930. These show changes,
(irregular destruction and proliferation), in the neck of each femur
and about the scaro-iliac joints, possibly also in the lower lumbar
vertebrae, similar to the changes seen in the films of the 5 cases I
Page data
- Page
- 2
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- document
- Media ID
- 9773baaed0928376
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 75725528
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "75725528",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Report, June 30, 1930",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528",
"collections": [
"Safety Light Collection",
"Records Related to Radium Dial Painters"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"imageCount": 2,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "75725528",
"label": "Report, June 30, 1930",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "75725528",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Report, June 30, 1930",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528",
"collections": [
"Safety Light Collection",
"Records Related to Radium Dial Painters"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.jpg",
"imageCount": 2,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75725528",
"naId": 75725528,
"levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 2,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "document",
"url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/SLC/Radium/SLC_0002171.pdf",
"mediaId": "9773baaed0928376",
"ocrText": "JUL 1 1930\n121 East 60th Street,\nNew York,\nJune 30, 1930.\nREPORT OF EXAMINATION OF MRS. RUTH WINTERS SAXEL, AT THE NEW JERSEY\nORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, JUNE 30, 1930.\n0\n00\nHISTORY. Patient was employed by the U. S. Radium Corporation\nfrom the fall of 1917 to the spring of 1921. During most of that\ntime, she states, her work consisted of painting luminous dials.\nShe claims to have pointed the brushes in her mouth habitually, often\nseveral times during the painting of one dial, and to have painted as\nmany as 48 dials an hour. She states that she never worked at a similar\noccupation elsewhere.\nAbout 7 years ago, or about two years after leaving the employ\nof the company, she had two teeth extracted. Hemorrhages from the gums\nfollowed. About 6 years ago she began to have pain in her feet.\nLater she developed pains in the lower back and hips. About January\n1929 her right knee \"gave way under\" her. Having been treated by\nvarious practitioners, regular and irregular, under various diagnoses:\nweak feet, nervous breakdown, \"dropped stomach\" and rheumatism, she\nfinally went to Dr. R. E. Humphries at the New Jersey Orthopedic\nHospital about January 1930. He has made a diagnosis of radium\npoisoning, basedoon the history and the evidence in the X-ray films\nof the pelvis of changes about the hip joints and sacro-iliac joints\nwhich he considers characteristic of radium damage.\nPRESENT COMPLAINTS. Marked nervousness; pain in the back, hips,\nboth legs, and at times in the arms; loss of weight (formerly 114 lbs.;\nnow 98 lbs.)\nEXAMINATION. The patient, a young woman of slight build, appears pale.\nHer morale seems poor. During the taking of the testimony she cried\ntwice.\nGait: slow, shuffling, unsteady, requiring some support.\nStation: fairly erect.\nShe is apparently unable to touch the floor when standing, although\nshe can unlace her shoes when sitting. There is some slight complaint\nof limitation on attempted motion of the right shoulder. Tenderness\nis apparently present over the back of the left wrist. Otherwise\nthe upper extremities appear to be normal. No tenderness was found\nover the spine or pelvis; patient refers her back pain to the lower\nsacral region. There is some limitation of motion, and pain at the\nhips is elicited on attempts to rotate either femur. There is a\nprominence over the tuberosity of the left 5th metatarsal bone, which\nis tender.\nThe only X-ray films available were the duplicate (stereoscopic)\nviews of the pelvis, taken in February 1930. These show changes,\n(irregular destruction and proliferation), in the neck of each femur\nand about the scaro-iliac joints, possibly also in the lower lumbar\nvertebrae, similar to the changes seen in the films of the 5 cases I"
}