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Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
DE LAMAR INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
600 WEST 168TH STREET, NEW YORK
AUG 24 2 1944
DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
August 23, 1944
Mr. J.Paul
United States Radium Corp.
535 Pearl Street
,
New York City, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Paul:
Miss Connie Caltabelota was up here
at the University according to our agreement.
Dr. M. Lenz of our radium therapy department
examined the scars on her hands and decided that
they have healed up beautifully and he admits
that there is nothing to be done about them. I
explained to Dr. Lenz that the material that
Miss Caltabelota was carrying was zinc sulphide
and not radium paint. He feels the same way that
I do that this zinc will be absorbed and cause
no trouble. Miss Caltabelota was very much
worried because she was working with radium paint
and she was afraid that some of the material might
have gotten into the cuts.
I made a quick examination of her
hands with the Geiger counter and there is an
indication that the hand was slightly radioactive.
I estimated that the quantity was 0.000006 micro-
grams of radium and this quantity should cause no
trouble. It might possibly be that this radioactivity
was due to the fact her hands were not as clean as
they should be. It slipped my mind to have her give
her hands a thorough scrubbing with a brush before
the test was made. However, you may recall that
on March 22, 1944, we made an examination on her
expired air and at that time she showed 5.4 X 10-12
curies per liter of air. My feeling at this time
is that we do not have to worry at all about the cuts
as I doubt whether she will have any trouble with them.
Yours very truly,
Fudinik B.Thin
Frederick B. Flinn
Director of Industrial Hygiene.
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"ocrText": "Columbia University\nCollege of Physicians and Surgeons\nDE LAMAR INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH\n600 WEST 168TH STREET, NEW YORK\nAUG 24 2 1944\nDIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE\nAugust 23, 1944\nMr. J.Paul\nUnited States Radium Corp.\n535 Pearl Street\n,\nNew York City, N.Y.\nDear Mr. Paul:\nMiss Connie Caltabelota was up here\nat the University according to our agreement.\nDr. M. Lenz of our radium therapy department\nexamined the scars on her hands and decided that\nthey have healed up beautifully and he admits\nthat there is nothing to be done about them. I\nexplained to Dr. Lenz that the material that\nMiss Caltabelota was carrying was zinc sulphide\nand not radium paint. He feels the same way that\nI do that this zinc will be absorbed and cause\nno trouble. Miss Caltabelota was very much\nworried because she was working with radium paint\nand she was afraid that some of the material might\nhave gotten into the cuts.\nI made a quick examination of her\nhands with the Geiger counter and there is an\nindication that the hand was slightly radioactive.\nI estimated that the quantity was 0.000006 micro-\ngrams of radium and this quantity should cause no\ntrouble. It might possibly be that this radioactivity\nwas due to the fact her hands were not as clean as\nthey should be. It slipped my mind to have her give\nher hands a thorough scrubbing with a brush before\nthe test was made. However, you may recall that\non March 22, 1944, we made an examination on her\nexpired air and at that time she showed 5.4 X 10-12\ncuries per liter of air. My feeling at this time\nis that we do not have to worry at all about the cuts\nas I doubt whether she will have any trouble with them.\nYours very truly,\nFudinik B.Thin\nFrederick B. Flinn\nDirector of Industrial Hygiene."
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