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N r. r\ ! , LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN Historical - Coraparat.ively 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 Calling attention to paints of high lead content Present problem in USA. Sources Inside paint - floors and other woodwork - painted plaster walla - 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 K? 0008700 N9789 Baltimore - from 1931 to July 1, 1949 dumber age in i:ears Bumoer ox cases Vuite Ccrored or~Deaths Vhite Colored Under 1 1 4. 37 121 3 32 !. 13iS Largeot number in any one year- - 31 Smallest number in any one year- - 2 64 *ty 2 p, *"! M 10 1 Total 220 78 14? 78 27 51 Cincinnati _ Largest number of cases - 20 - 1901 87 from 1928 to 1953 " vith 23 fatalities KET 0008701 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 poor maintenance of rented propert Problem of the poorer - slum - areas - largely - not exclusively Remedy Prevention Early recognition - alertness of mother and physician Procedures-.X-Ray of Laboratory - Analysis .of blood and urine clinical Post mortem - analysis of tissues Treatment of cases Symptomatic Combat intracranial pressure Specific BAX, Versene KE 000870