Childhood Lead Poisoning -- Though tho allegations relative to hazards to children from load-painted toya, referred to in tho ropsrt of the last quarter, appear to have been negated by statements lasuod by the Surgeon (r-naral it tho Public Hoalth Service and tho American Aeodery of Pediatrics, tho problem of plumblam in small children, mainly in the slum axons of our older cltlos, con tinues a serious and seemingly insoluble ono.

Childhood Lead Poisoning -- Though tho allegations relative to hazards to children from load-painted toya, referred to in tho ropsrt of the last quarter, appear to have been negated by statements lasuod by the Surgeon (r-naral it tho Public Hoalth Service and tho American Aeodery of Pediatrics, tho problem of plumblam in small children, mainly in the slum axons of our older cltlos, con tinues a serious and seemingly insoluble ono.

In the control of lead absorption and lead poisoning we have had to rely to a large extent on good housekeeping.

Lead Glares.

The research on childhood lead poisoning supported by us at Boston is continuing at little current cost to us through a new arrangement we have made with the Massachusetts General Hospital.

As a result, the lead industry must seek new markets for the lead formerly used in antiknock additives.

All lead pigments consume ever 50,000 tons of lead annually, still a substantial amount despite the decline over the years in the use of whits lead.

I shall take them up in the reverse order of their importance, as X see the situation, and then recommend the procedure which I would use in dealing with the problem of lead poisoning in urban slums.

Use every hygienic precaution to insure against lead poisoning.

I shall take them lip in the reverse order of their importance, as X see the situation, and then recommend the procedure which I would use in dealing with the problem of lead poisoning in urban slums.

Use every hygienic precaution to insure against lead poisoning* It Bust not contact open sores of the digestive tract.

This means either that there will be cases of lead poisoning to be dealt with, or that this possibility exists and has to be avoided by the means at your disposal.

This means either that there will be cases of lead poisoning to be dealt with, or that this possibility exists and has to be avoided by the means at your disposal.

fr A# B, O sterberg rouartmer.t of Bioch em istry Mayo C lin ic Heeh cat er , fe York Bear Doctor O ater b er gs- : Dr* Graham Edgar o f th e Et h y l Gasolin e Corporation t o ld me se v e r a l days ago* hen I was in h is o f f i c e , t h at yon had t o ld him o f a ease o f le ad en ceph alopath y which had been seen a t th e Mayo C lin ic In which th e presum able sou r ce o f th e le ad was t e t r a e t h y l lead in ga so lin e , th e p a t ie n t h avin g Given a h ist o r y of in ge st in g gaso lin e w h ile siph on in g from the tah k o f M s o ar * I sh ou ld -ap p r e ciat e i t ver y much i f you would l e t rae know th e fa c t s l a the sist t o r and th e b a sis o f th e d ia gn o sis* I a s en closin g a s e l f ad d r esse d , stamped en velope fo r your con ven ien ce* O bviously i t i s not w ell to have any pre-cGn ception about such a c ase , and I am p e r fe c t ly w illin g t o examine th e c l i n i c a l d at a and t o bo con vin ced by i t , i f i t la adequ ate* On th e oth er h an d, I can n ot con ceal my sk ep t icism * The t o xic dos of t e t r a e t h y l lead when in gest ed by experim en tal an im als i s fa i r l y h igh , the reason bein g t h at t e t r ae t h y l load i s n ot r e a d ily absorbed from th e alim en tar y t r a c t * Thor have boon c ase s o f load poison in g in human b ein gs from th e in gest io n of con cen trated Eth yl F lu id , and t h e r e have boon f a t a l e a se s* Xu t h ese in st an ce s th e q u an t it y a c t u a lly absorbed in to th e body was q u it e co n sid e r ab le * A sl i g h t c a lc u la t io n o f th e q u an t it y pr esen t in gaso lin e would ser ve t o show t h at a p r o h ib it iv e q u an t it y o f gaso lin e would have t o bo in gest ed b efor e von a a ig n lfle a n t dosage o f t e t r a e t h y l le ad cou ld be in trodu ced in t o th e body, much l e s s absorbed Thus 100 co o f gaso lin e withth h igh e st concen t r a t io n o f t e t r a e t h y l lead which occu r s on the market would con tain on ly about 75 i l l igra o f lead as t e t r a et h y l le a d * Th is q u an t it y i s e n t ir e ly I n sig n ific a n t when in trodu ced o r a l l y , and cou ld h ar d ly be expected t o produce even th e sligh t e st t o x ic symptoms.

Use every hygienic precaution to insure against lead poisoning* It Bust not contact open sores of the digestive tract.