Chronic Lead Poisoning in In fancy and Sariy Childhood--'The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, as a result of a reoit inquiry among prominent pediatrists, calls ;attention to the targe number of case* jot lead poi soning occurring among infants and children.

Lineberry and Ward, Birmingham, concur this was caused by chronic lead poisoning and base their conclusions on the history as given them by Mr.

We did not make urine or stool examinations, but are satisfied from the symptoms that he is suffering from early tetraethyl lead poisoning.

Kehoe pointed out that there was distinct evidence of contributing gasoline poisoning as well as the evidence of lead poisoning in this case.

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He was taken to th e Naval 1Hospital, where h is illn ess was d iag nosed as . lead poisoning.

In other w;ords had the first doctor's diagnosis been allowed to stand as lead poison ing it would have been too bad.

. * ' <* pc&lceaj^ete* Garage mechanics as a group have bloodleod ' l e v e l s s t a t i o t i c a l l y above n o m ai** - <- - ^r 4 % ,Jfr -t* % ' ; $ : n> : ~.v v*-'^ ' V<{ ',ln my opinion therb are:three different *; r' ^*, * >' * fonos of lead poisoning because of Air Solution* Shore io J* ' ` * - * " ?

The informal tolerance for lead and arsenic cn these fruits are 0.05 and 0.025 grain per pound, respectively.

Winans does not believe that he shows any symptoms of lead poisoning.

I can tell you, however, that my clinical associates (such as Henry Ryd<a: and Bill Ashe, for example) have examined the eyegrounds in quite a series of frank cases of lead poisoning, without observing any such phenomena.

I would greatly appreciate any data which your medical department might be able to furnish relative to susceptibility of individuals to lead poisoning from handling Ethyl gasoline.

Dear Dr.Kehoe, Some four we/ks ago, we received cable advice iron Australia ithat there were two cases of lead poisoning in Sydney which were being tr/ated with satisfactory results by Dr.Blackburn.

In accordance with my conversation with you of Saturday, I am enclosing herewith my complete file in -which I would be glad to have you review and give me your opinion as to the possibilities of successfully defend ing the claim for death caused by lead poisoning

Please advise me if you wish this material on lead poisoning in children published as a medical note.