OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
Debr Sirr
latter of rroent
date in which f thir department
are taking the
repuert.letter to p3u
th Oiitoor,lttaohd to
aa follanra
ma Diririon of IndumtrlalEyggie* 0r tha
Texar 8tata Daprrtmnt oi 8081th Ooogdrrtitag
with
the United Statea Publio Health Senloe oi ths
Podoral &ourlty Mm.lnirtrrtlonuader Tltla Elx
or ths Soohl Seo;lrltrAot ir lnd~evo ?lato initiata
ad oarry o ut l rogram 0r health promot fon aad
health oonrrrtat Pon mong lndurtrid grc~~pa--a
Hon. Orrlllo a. Carpntrr, Da&@ t
duty with whloh thlr doputziiont i8 ohmgod under
stat0 Law. To oonduot ruoh eotlrityit booomer
tow lonntlel 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. Suoh l li8t w find lrelleblo only In ycur
otiloo.
‘370would like, thor*roro, to rrk you to
8uUpplrU8 with l llot of omDlo~r8 giving U8 onl~l
1. Tho AUMI a ndlddrerr
e. Froduottamamritoturod uador your Cobo
(lb.0 her. born 8UDpli.d with Cod0 Id8r
by the Social Geourlty Boerd:
3. Tho approxlmto numbor of l .loyoorla
opdh plant, If euoh inform&4 'onoen bo
obtalnod without l g r ea t doal of troublr.
Vhl8 iniormetlon 18 to'bo 11804rololt ior
8oloatiflo~JrrposorIiiardor to srelueto oafiron-
no&al working condition8 and to aer~lrt indurt
In tho location and aontrol of occupationalhoa7 ,th
herard8, e8 wall a8 In tho prOmOtiOn ot adult
hoalth prograqr.a
wo ai80 quota aa r0iia*8 rroln8 odo8tion to
our drpertsrntfrcm Dr. Cox, UndOr drto oi SUna 7, 1940,
portalnlngto tb repuortmado OS your dopirtmont in tho
lbor, mennor&
l l * o Vi0era ett4mptlng not only to oell
tho lttontlonof lmploprr to potrntlel oooupatlon-
ll hoelth hezardn,but else to mxpherlm thr gen-
orallzod program of honlth ooneorvetlon en4 hoelth
promotion ?or la;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 lnrormetlonn geitherla to bo urea for
the benofltof lnployer end lxplafoo and il.not to
bo 13004In ocurt aotlon or an7 ciennu tc
teto ml8underrtendlngr btweon lmplopr aniyD!:;O..
It 18 rtrlotlye oooporatlrr, rogru dorlgna to .
pranotatha health of our l6uPt working population.
Hon. Orrlllo 9. Cerpmtor, ;agm 3
Tha lniorm8tlonwhloh wa era rOqU48tlng wo-l1d.b.
of t~8ndOU8 bonoflt in our dopertunt in the pu-
suit of our objootitoa. * l 4 ”
Sootion 9 (o of rrtlolr bg21-b Vernon@6 ~rmo-
tatea Olvll statutoo, 1s40. 11 (0) in o??foIel oopr), r8CI48,
in pert, a8 r0ih8t
Qooordr 1n4 report81 Zaoh Omplofing unit,
#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
p r o p er
ldmlnlrtratioa of fhi.8Aot. 6uoh rooord8
rhall bo open to inrpotfon and subjoot to bolng
ooplod by tho Cmnlr8lon or Ito luthorlrmd repro,-
8OntetivO8 at a nyreeronrbh tin6 lnd a8 0rt.a a8
may bo necerjsary. Tho Commlselon nsy require tram
any mploylne unit any sworn or ua8waa report*,
with r48D4Ot to D4rSOn8 Wp103'44 by it, whloh thS
canmissiondoom8 n40488arf for tbq 4rre4tiv4 admin-
lstrotion o? thfs Mt. In?ormatIon thus obtained
shall not be pzbllahed or bo 0~0s to publlo la-
Emotion (other th::nto xmbllb lnBloYee# in tb
per?crzzancoo? thair xbllo dutisr) In ens Rennsr
r4roelInn the lmlo3Ina unit'0 IdmititY~ l l + m
mpti818 our8).
Uador thir 8tatuU the T4X48 vneaglo~nt am-n-
ration CakmIseion 18 euthoriud to eXemin4 rsd tO.inspaot
nOOrd8 Or WT#iOYi~ Unit8, end to require mi!IhZbporta 08
40~104 by the 001t~d08IOn tWO488Ii~ SCT th 8 l~?Oofl+@ abin-
lstratlonof the Aot. Th. OOnaiS8ion 18, how#VW, •X&Wa881~
prohibit04 fraa publlehla roT4eli4 oi di#olo#ing to th8
public in my manner the fniOXmetion
@ thU8 8OOUT46. EiXO4~tod,
only, 18 that tlw InronuatIon ray be rstowi~a bo jwbllo
4laDlO~OO8in tho por?oTmancW Of their Dub110 dUth8 -
must thrrororo 64trrminm if tho roquort at hand iali8 within
thl8 lXOO~tIOn.
The 4utiO8 of the State Do utaent 0r Hmlth
ar8 variOU#ly dofined and lndlcato4 Pn th0 #tatUto# of ToSB,
4roorgtr frat whioh wo quot. eo followrt
'~ptlclo4414a, V*A.UrS.
+-To bettor protoot ea4 pramotr th4 health of
the geoplo o? Tox08, Ulu 18 horrbr l8tabliOhO4 th8
Ho;?.Orrlll4 S. hr34nter, pags 4
State Dspartmnt of l!eelth,wkioh hapertnent
8hal1 coaslst 0r a State 3o.:rd0r Health l
St&to 581th C;'floernnd hlr admlnirtrat~ve start
shall hare the generel powus end &ut?d
and w;-.loh
eut!iorIzedsnd ka>osed by the prorlslonr or tlilr
not .*
ArtIOle 4419, V.A.C.S:
*The Ot?itaBoas4 or Heelth #hell hero @mu-
al supurislon and ooctrol of all matter8 pertain-
ing 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.adby t.mm, upon prasenta-
tion of proper authority :n wrltlng, era hsraby
empowsrsd, w!mnever they m6y dealt It 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, ras-
taurant and any other i~UbllOglace and ;UblIo bullb-
ing nhera they deem it 2ropar to enter ?or tha dis-
covery aad sa2;rzsrlan cl'4itec;aeand fGr the 4n-
forcecent of th rulea af