Although 9Ofo of children with lead poisoning are irondeficient, only one-third of the children with lead poisoning displaying pica cease the habit when given iron orally.

On the other band, I have been deeply concerned, for many years# over the serious problem of the development of adequate treatment for tvo types of lead poisoning which give rise to high incidence of fatalities, namely, lead encephalopathy in the infant and small child, and tetraethyl lead poisoning in the adult, which, if exposure is sufficient, is uniformly fatal The former is a public health N22330 Mr.

v/e shall continue to make use of EDIA in an experimental study of the therapy cf lead poisoning in the adult# and# in all likelihood# ve shall be able to resume trial use In selected cases of 'lead poisoning in the child.

In the matter of your statement as regards tetra ethyl lead poisoning, my objection was not that reference was made to tetraethyl lead which produces a type of poisoning In large doses more serious perhaps than any other lead compound* The misleading portion of the statement consisted of the fact that reference was made to the seriousness of the poisoning asso ciated with anti-knock gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, Y/hereas all of the evidence indicates that lead poisoning from this;1 type of distribution of tetraethyl lead is non-existent.

In general, lead poisoning is apt. to lead to chronic invalidism.

The pediatric problem of lead poison ing began to receive attention in cities in the 1920's and 1930's, and in 1950, lead poisoning was made a reportable condition in Philadelphia.

A very satisfactory clinical description of lead poisoning can be found by referring to "Lead Ab sorption and Lead Poisoning", by Legge and Goadby, or, by referring to the work of Osier, ''Principles and Prac tice of Medicine", 8th edition, published by D.

I shall not conceal from you my very great doubt that you had lead poisoning at any time.

Kye who is the author of "Chronic Nephritis and Lead Poisoning" pub lished in 1933.

Kye who is the author of "Chronic Nephritis and Lead Poisoning" pub lished in 1933.

I nave not seen lead poisoning in cattle, but I have little doubt that it occurs from time to time.

I nave not seen lead poisoning in cattle, but I have little doubt that it occurs from time to time.

for victims of . lead poisoning have Peter G.

R.: Lead Poisoning and Compensation.

Re: Treatment of Lead Poisoning Year Mr.