**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

**Debr Sirr** 



### date in which latter of rroent 

### f thir department
are taking the 

### repuert

.letterto p3u 

### th Oiitoor,l

### ttaohd to aa follanra

ma Diririonof Indumtrlal Eyggie*0r tha Texar 8tata 

### Daprrtmnt oi 

### 8081th Ooogdrrtitag 

### with the United Statea **Publio** 

### Health Senloe oi ths 

### Podoral **&ourlty** 

### Mm.lnirtrrtlon **uader** 

### Tltla Elx or ths 

### Soohl Seo;lrltr **Aot** ir lnd~evo?l a to initiata 

### ad oarry out l 

### Program 0r 

### health promot 

### fon aad health oonrrrtat

on mong lndurtrid grc~~pa--aHon. Orrlllo a. Carpntrr, Da&@ t
duty with 

### whloh thlr doputziionti8 ohmgod under 

### stat0Law. To oonduot 

### ruoh eotlrityit booomer tow l onntlel first of lll to dotmzalno 

### thr 8oopo OS the problem. Tar thl8 purporo lp 18 ~0x7 lsnn

### tlal to 

### heto a 111% of lndurtrlor **opsrrting in**  T4Xl38. 

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### ‘370 would like, thor*roro, to rrk you to 8uUpplr U8 with l llot of omDlo~r8 giving U8 **onl~l**
1. Tho AUMI and

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mamritoturod uador your Cobo (lb.0 **her. born**  **8UDpli.d** with 

### by the 

### Social**Geourlty Boerd:**  3. 

### Tho **approxlmto** numbor of l4 Cod0 Id8r .loyoor la opdh plant, If euoh inform& 'onoen bo obtalnodwithout l greatdoal **of troublr.** 
Vhl8 iniormetlon 18 to'bo 11804

### rololtior 

### 8oloatiflo

~Jrrposor

Iii ardor to sreluetooafironno&al working condition8 and 

### to aer~lrt **indurt** In tho location **and** aontrol of occupationalhoa ,th 7 herard8, e8 wall a8 In tho prOmOtiOnot adult hoalth prograqr.a

wo ai80 **quota** aa r0iia*8 rroln 8 odo8tion to 

### our drpertsrnt

frcmDr. Cox, UndOr drto oi SUna 7, 1940, 

### portalnlng

to **tb** 

### repuort**mado OS**  **your dopirtmont**  **in** tho l 

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era ett4mptlng not 

### only **to** 

### oell tho l 

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mploprr to potrntlel 

### oooupatlonl l hoelth 

### hezardn,

but else to 

### mxpherlm **thr** 

### genorallzodprogram of honlth ooneorvetlonen4 hoelth promotion ?or l



### a;h end ororp plant. Thlr 

### program 18 mooting with the l ??rc?al oi orgenlzo4 labor, rteto end local **mnufaoturlng** aoroelatlon8,ohem**berm** of oommereo, end with the pub110 In 

### general. 8 l l 

### The lnrormetlon n geither



### la to 

### bo urea for **the** 

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### xplafoo**and il.not**  **to** bo 13004

In ocurt aotlon **or** an7 

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### mplopr an It 18 rtrlotly

e oooporatlrr,

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## iyD!:;O.. rogru dorlgna to 

### pranota

tha 

### health of our l 6u t working population. .Hon. Orrlllo 9. **Cerpmtor,** ;agm 3

**Tha** lniorm8tlonwhloh **wa era**  rOqU48tlng**wo-l1d.b.** 

### of t~8ndOU8 

### bonofltin our dopertunt 

### in the pu**suit of**  our **objootitoa.** ***** l **4 ”**  Sootion 9 (o of rrtlolr bg21-b Vernon@6 ~rmotatea Olvll 

## statutoo, 1 

## in pert, a8 r0ih8t s40. 11 (0) in o??foIel oopr), r8CI48,

Qooordr 1n4 **report81** Zaoh Omplofingunit, #hall **keep truI**  **end eoourete**  **Waphymmt** r4OOrd8, oontalnlng ruoh ln?ormetlon 68 the CCQSII~SIO~ may p!w#oribO and whloh 18 da-4 **n44488U7 to**  th8 proper

l dmlnlrtratioaof fhi.8 Aot. 6uoh **rooord8** rhall bo open to inrpotfon and **subjoot** to **bolng** ooplod by tho Cmnlr8lon or Ito l uthorlrmd repro,- 8OntetivO8at any reeronrbh tin6 l **nd** a8 0rt.a a8 **may bo**  necerjsary. Tho Commlselonnsy require tram any mploylne unit any sworn or ua8waa report*, 

### with r48D4Ot 

### to D4rSOn8 Wp103'44 **by** it, whloh 

## thS canmission

doom8 n40488arf **for tbq**  4rre4tiv4 **admin** lstrotion o? **thfs Mt.**  In?ormatIonthus obtained shall not **be** pzbllahed or bo 0~0s to publlo laEmotion (other th::nto xmbllb l nBloYee# in tb per?crzzanco

o? thair xbllo dutisr) In ens 

### Rennsr r4roelInn the l

mlo3Ina unit'0 IdmititY~ l l + m mpti818 our8).

Uador thir **8tatuU the**  **T4X48** 

### vneaglo~nt am-nration CakmIseion18 euthoriud to eXemin4 rsd **tO.inspaot nOOrd8**  **Or WT#iOYi~**  **Unit8, end**  **to require**  mi!Ih Zbporta 08 40~104 **by** the 001t~d08IOn tWO488Ii~ SCTth8 l ~?Oofl+@ abin

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of the Aot. Th. OOnaiS8ion 18, how#VW, •X&Wa881~ prohibit04 fraa publlehla public in my manner the niOXmetion **thU8 8OOUT46.**  **EiXO4~tod,** f@ roT4eli4 oi **di#olo#ing to**  th8

only, 18 **that** tlw **InronuatIon** ray be rstowi~a bo jwbllo 4laDlO~OO8

in tho por?oTmancWOf their **Dub110 dUth8**  **must** thrrororo **64trrminm** if tho roquort at hand iali **-** 8 within thl8 l XOO~tIOn.
The 4utiO8 of the State Do ar8 **variOU#ly** dofined **and** lndlcato4 **P**utaent 0r Hmlth

**n th0**  **#tatUto# of**  **ToSB, 4roorgtr**  frat whioh wo quot. eo followrt



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4414a,V*A.UrS. **+-To** bettor **protoot** ea4 pramotr th4 health of the geoplo o? Tox08, Ulu 18 horrbr l 8tabliOhO4 th8Ho;?.Orrlll4 S. hr34nter, pags 4

State Dspartmnt of l!eelth, wkioh hapertnent 8hal1 coaslst 0r a State 3o.:rd 0r Health l St&to 581th C;'floer nnd hlr admlnirtrat~vestart and w;-.loh

shall hare the generel powus end **&ut?d** eut!iorIzed**snd** ka>osed by the prorlslonr or tlilr not .*
ArtIOle 4419, V.A.C.S: *The Ot?ita

Boas4 or Heelth #hell hero 

### @mual supurislon and ooctrol of all matter8 pertaining to tho health or oltlzonr 0r thlr State, a8 provided herein. + + *

. Article 4420, V.A.C.St "The mmbore of the State 3~~4 of Heaith or any parson duly autLorIz.ad by t.mm, upon prasentation of proper authority :n wrltlng, era hsraby empowsrsd, w!mnever they m6y dealtIt necaesery in pursuanc4 0r their dutler, to Juter into, exmi.lb, lnveetlgnts, insj%ct and via-u any gmund, gublia builbing, factory, 8laughtar house, +ioking PIJL~S, ebbattolr,dairy, bakery,mnutactG?y, hotel, rastaurant and any other i~UbllO glace and ;UblIo bullbing nhera they deem it 2ropar to enter ?or tha discovery aad sa2;rzsrlan cl'4itec;ae and fGr the 4nforcecent of th rulea af <he oanltery coda for Tares and 3i nny health lew, smlthry iaw or quarantin8 rsgulntim of tiis ktilt0.v
Article ~421, V.A.C.S; *The rarbers of scld Board of Eealth end its ortlcsrs ar4 sewrally aitk;risad to admklster oath8 and t3 su13;im xitnasoee and compel their attendanco ir,

~11 mttors prc;perfor said board to lnveetigete, such as tha 4etorm:natIon o? nuisances, invastIgetI0.COf public %;&itar 8Ugi~l148,Of any 8X*- Itery conditions, of fhe existence 0r infection,
or tha lnvcst.i~.~ti~n of eny rattar requlrlrg the exercise of the Giscretlonsrypowers invested lc said boer4 and'its officers and member8, and In the general sc3~ of Its outk3rlty invested by thle chepter. + l * ”

Tha Stetc 2epartment o? Health Is therafore c!xrrged with the duty of promoting the hmlth of the ~00,714of Textis. It I8 given broad powers to accomplish it8 objectlvss. Any taaslbla and rensonabla program designed to aohlava t?Ji8 purpose, gsnsrally, or as to particular grouyr, oleorly

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lion. On1110 8. Carpmtor, pgr 8

waul4 be oon6lmtantnlth itr dutle8.



## * +rormetionnqurrtr~ of the Qaml88lon 18 to bo ured in the proerar of thr Departmoat or Eaalth dorigno(L to promote the health oi the 

## adultworkin population of 

## Texa8,gartloularlyw6oag lndurtrialgroupa. It 18 **in** rormtion orrontial to thir objrotliO an4 till bo ~806 only for muoh gurpo80~ It mwa8 

## mdr08t that thir requert 18 or the t 'pmOont8mpletsdby the L6gl8latUN la the exoeption to the prohibitlouw6lnst diroloruro

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in Seotion It (8) oi tb Texas Oa8mploymOatCam6isrloaAot.

Aooordlnely,you are r68pOOtrUliy**adtl6.d** that It 18 tha opinion of thla d6partmtnt that th6 derorlbs6 request mdo of the Texer IJaOm~loyaeat Compnratioa Conmiireion by Dr. COO. ii. COI, State kalth oftioer, i8 0118 0r
a apublio 

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nployme la the psriom6nOO of hi8 piblio dutlalw and that the CofAUTIi66iOn 18 

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to furnlrh the lWQUO6 c- l d lnrormation.



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