LEAD POISONING AND THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT Patricia Wendling Lead Poisoning Control Service, St.

Cole eg: LIA-76194 rill.I. .y n o KNOWI.TON, In c . /1 - LEAD PAINT AND CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING "In the history of modern medicine, few childhood diseases occupy a position as unique as lead poisoning.

Cole LIA-76194 eg: rill.I. a n d KNOWI.TON, In c . /1 - LEAD PATNT AND CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING "In the history of modern medicine, few childhood diseases occupy a position as unique as lead poisoning.

Moreover, the leaded gasolines such as Baseline which are not sold under the name of Ethyl Gasoline, contain smaller amounts of lead than do the premium fuels known as Ethyl Gasoline* K 0021745 z For these reasons I do not believe that you need have any anxiety about your health from the point of view of lead poisoning# It is highly improbable that you have absorbed appreciable amounts of lead# The symptoms which you describe are associated with a variety of conditions# and indeed they are not unusual during or following periods of hot# muggy weather# I would advise that you ignore these symptoms of fatigue# If# however, they continue or progress and especially if they are associated with a loss of weight# it would be the better part of wisdom for you to consult a physician not with the idea of recognizing lead poisoning but with the idea of determining just what your physical condition is in relation to any one of a number of chronic infectious processes# Replying somewhat more directly to vour questions as to what are the early symptoms of lead poisoning# it should be said that one would not expect the symptoms of lead poisoning from the handling of Ethyl Gasoline to be different in any way from lotid poisoning developed In other lead trades* However# since I repeat that there have been no cases of lead poisoning from the handling of Ethyl Gasoline# it becomes apparent at once that it is not possible to describe this condition in any other than in terms of lead poisoning In general# There is no one symptom or combination of symptoms which are characteristic of lead poisoning alone* Thus it requires a careful and painstaking examination and chemical tests to establish with eny certainty the existence of early lead poisoning# If the above discussion does not answer your questions satisfactorily and if you wish to obtain any further advise from me about your general health# I should be pleased to have you writ me# Meanwhile# I should suggest that you make It a practice to use gasoline which does not contain lead for your shop work since such gasolines have no advantage for your purpose# and since thereby you will 3pare yourself any anxiety as to lead absorption from this source# In order to obtain such gasoline in the present market# you should make it a point to avoid all colored gasoline* and purchase a water white gasoline.

Further*, acre, sane degree of poisoning nay occur through inhalation of the ethyl lead vapor.

In l9$6t the Veresnate test'* for lead poisoning wee raised at Broken Bill In claim for compensation for lead poisoning, A nicer there tec as* disabled as t result of chronic nephritis, Ha was twice exasined by the Statutory asdical board and a certificate that hie disablement was due to lead poisoning was refused.

This memo, on lead poisoning is misleading.

Moreover, the leaded gasolines such as Easollne which are not sold under the name of Ethyl Gasoline, contain smaller amounts of lead than do the premium fuels known as Ethyl Gasoline# K 0021745 2 For these reasons I do not believe that you need have any anxiety about your health from the point of view of lead poisoning* It Is highly improbable that you have absorbed appreciable amounts of lead* The symptoms which you describe are associated with a variety of conditions* and indeed they are not unusual during or following periods of hot* muggy weather* I would advise that you Ignore these symptoms of fatigue* If* however, they continue or progress and especially If they are associated with a loss of weight* It would be the better part of wisdom for you to consult a physician not with the idea of recognizing lead poisoning but with the idea of determining just what your physical condition is in relation to any on of a number of chronic infectious processes* Replying somewhat more directly to your questions as to what are the early symptoms of lead poisoning* it should be said that one would not expect the symptoms of lead poisoning from the handling of Ethyl Gasoline to be different in any way from load poisoning developed in other lead trades* However* since I repeat that there have been no cases of lead poisoning from the handling of Ethyl Gasoline* it becomes apparent at once that it Is not possible to describe this condition in any other than in terms of lead poisoning in general* There is no one symptom or combination of symptoms which are characteristic of lead poisoning alone* Thus it requires a careful and painstaking examination and chemical tests to establish with gny certainty the existence of early lead poisoning* If the above discussion does not answer your questions satisfactorily and if you wish to obtain any further advise from me about your general health* I should be pleased to have you write me* Meanwhile* I should suggest that you make It a pract5.ce to use gasoline which does not contain lead for your shop work since such gasolines have no advantage for your purpose, and since thereby you will spare yourself any anxiety as to load absorption from this source* In order to obtain such gasoline in the present market* you should make It a point to avoid all colored gasoline and purchase a water white gasoline.

This has to do especially with lead poisoning among children ^ N5982 Dr.

PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING 113 upon him, when the diagnosis oflead poisoning came up.

' There is perhaps one exception, in that the report deals with Industrial lead poisoning and says very little about the sources of lead poisoning in the general population.

There is pernaps one exception, in that the report deals with industrial lead poisoning and says very little about the sources of lead poisoning in the general population.

Nationally, an estimated 400.000 children suffer lead-paint poisoning each year.

Nationally, an estimated 400.000 children suffer lead-paint poisoning each year.

I do not mean by this to indicate that we know all that should be known about lead poisoning, but so far as I know, there is no reason to suspect that damage to the pan creas occurs specifically, selectively, or even occasionally in lead poisoning.