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LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN Historical - Comparat-1vely rare disease Use of lead nipple shields Use of cosmetics - face and neck - contaminating breast - Japanese Use of stains and dyes on hair - India More recently Frequent occurrence in Queensland ' Cilling attention to paints of high lead content Present problem In USA Sources Inside paint - floors and other woodwork - painted plaster walls - window sills . Immediate environment - playpens, high chairs, cribs, toys Other - metallic lead toys - molten lead inhaled solid lead chewed - bullets, etc. Nipple shields still used occasionally Use of storage battery boxes for fuel in household Water- supply - lead pipes Bullets in body - especially within a joint KET 0008700 N9789 itrequencr Baltimore - from 1931 to July 1, 1939 .tr.oe- in Years number of easee Vnite Colored of "Deaths White Colored A. 4. 1O 37 121 3T 15. AJy 3 CO V Larssot number in any one year- - 3 1 Smallest number in any one year- - 2 VO \ P 10 Total n X 1 oor> 0-0 13? 7 ?. 27 51 Cincinnati _ Largest number of cases - 20 1351 8 7 from 1925 to 1353 - Vith 2 5 fatalities K& 000870] X Manner of recognition of cases Serious illnesses - mostly convulsions - brought to hospital Many missed 'undoubtedly Gener-al origin of cases Urban areas of poor housing vrlth t>oor maintenance of rented propert Problem of the poorer - slum - areas - largely - not exclusively Remedy Prevention Early recognition alertness of sother and physician clinical P r o c e d u r e s - .X - R a y of Laboratory - Analysis .of blood and urine Post mortem - analysis of tissues Treatment of cases Symptomatic Combat intracranial pressure Specific BAX, Versene KB 0008702