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Lead-A 19th-C. Public Health Issue

The June 1879 issue of The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated contains the following brief notice: Lead – Poisoning. — The dangerous character of lead compounds is shown by the fact, that, in the years from 1838 to 1847, no fewer than 3,142 patients suffering from lead colic were admitted into the hospitals of Paris, […]