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Date: 02/23/93 <br />From: Johnny Medlin CEWMJRM - RIS1 <br />To: Bob Hammitt CEWMJRH - RIS1 <br />Subject: Pools and Lost Hair ?? <br />Bob, for now I'd look at this as simply a FYI. <br />Claude today received an anonomous call from a lady who described her- <br />self as a concerned mother of a frequent swimmer at Sheldon. She said <br />that she had noticed that her son's hair was greying at the tips and that <br />she had observed (Smelled ?) strong chlorine odors at the pool at various <br />times recently. She stated that she didn't think much of it except very <br />recently when her son was getting ready for a swim meet she asked if he <br />was going to shave body hair. (I didn't know this was a normal practice <br />at that level of competition.) Her son replied that he didn't have to <br />because he no longer had any hair growing on his arms and legs. This <br />concerned the lady and she called to report it. She also asked if we <br />were aware of any adverse affects that high chlorine in a pool might <br />cause. <br />Claude said that he explained to her that the staff running the pool had <br />not changed for very many years and that the chemical logs didn't show <br />any variations but that he would check into it. Since she wouldn't give <br />her name he asked her to call back and he would give her an update on <br />his research. After discussing this with Claude, he said..that he was <br />going to contact Doug Post of Recreation to see if other complaints had <br />been received recently or in past years. Also, he said that he would <br />let Chuck Solin know of this anonomous complaint and ask his advice. He <br />is going to pose the adverse affects question to the City Doctor after <br />discussing this with Chuck. <br />I'll let you know if more comes of this. <br />Johnny <br />