
Lead poisoning and lead absorption
by Kenneth Weldon Goadby Thomas Morison Legge
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Chapters (494)
- LEAD POISONING AND LEAD ABSORPTION
- GENERAL EDITORS’ PREFACE
- AUTHORS’ PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF PLATES
- CHAPTER I HISTORICAL—CHEMISTRY OF LEAD
- The Chemistry of Lead.
- Physical Properties.
- The Action of Water upon Lead.
- Chemical Characters of Lead Salts.
- Electrolytic Reactions.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER II ÆTIOLOGY
- Respiratory Tract.
- Gastro-Intestinal.
- The Mechanism of Lead Absorption.
- Cutaneous Absorption of Lead.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER III SUSCEPTIBILITY AND IMMUNITY
- Age.
- Sex.
- Predisposing Causes of Lead Poisoning.
- Malnutrition.
- Anæmia.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER IV STATISTICS OF PLUMBISM[A]
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER V PATHOLOGY
- Gastro-Intestinal.
- Nervous System.
- Excretory System.
- Circulatory System.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER VI PATHOLOGY—Continued[A]
- 1. Breathing Experiments
- 2. Feeding Experiments.
- 3. Inoculation Experiments.
- Feeding Experiments.
- Inoculation Experiments.
- Histology.
- Symptoms exhibited by Experimental Animals.
- Further Experiments relating to Lead Poisoning amongst Painters.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER VII SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS
- Acute Poisoning.
- Constipation.
- The Pulse.
- Lead Colic.
- Chronic Colic.
- Headache.
- The Burtonian Line.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER VIII EXCRETION OF LEAD
- Symptomatology and Diagnosis (Continued)—Excretion of Lead.
- The Kidneys.
- The Anæmia of Lead Poisoning and Saturnine Anæmia.
- Circulatory System.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER IX THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Symptomatology and Diagnosis (Continued)—The Nervous System.
- The Forms of Lead Paresis.
- 1. Antibrachial Type (Déjerine-Klumpke—Remak).
- 2. The Superior or Brachial Type (Remak).
- 3. Aran-Duchenne Type.
- 4. Peroneal Type.
- 5. Paralysis of Special Sense Organs.
- 6. Eye.
- 7. Generalized Paralysis.
- Electrical Reactions.
- Tremor.
- Eye Changes.
- Muscular System.
- Post-Mortem Signs of Plumbism.
- Material for Chemical Examination.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER X CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS
- Methods of Chemical Diagnosis.
- 1. Qualitative Tests.
- 2. Quantitative Methods of Estimation.
- Detection of Lead in Organic Mixtures.
- Histological Examination.
- Hæmatology.
- Blood-Pressure.
- Urine Examination.
- Examination of the Fæces for Lead.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER XI TREATMENT
- The Treatment of Lead Poisoning.
- Colic.
- The Anæmia of Lead Poisoning.
- Rheumatic Pains.
- Lumbago.
- Nephritis.
- Heart.
- Treatment of Nervous Manifestations in Lead Poisoning.
- Affections of the Central Nervous System.
- Prognosis.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER XII PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST LEAD POISONING
- Amount of Lead Fume and Dust in the Atmosphere Breathed.
- Dust.
- Local Exhaust Ventilation.
- Exhaust by Heat.
- Exhaust by Fans.
- Centrifugal Fans.
- Ducts.
- Hoods and Air-Guides.
- Collection of Dust.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER XIII PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST LEAD POISONING—Continued
- Periodical Examination.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER XIV PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST LEAD POISONING—Continued
- Overalls and Head Coverings.
- Meal-Room Accommodation.
- Lavatories.
- Baths.
- Separation of Processes.
- Age of Employment.
- Wall Surface.
- Floors.
- Instruction of the Worker.
- Lead Poisoning: how Caused and how best Prevented.
- REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER XV DESCRIPTION OF PROCESSES
- Lead Smelting and Silver Refining.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Spelter (Zinc) Manufacture.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Manufacture of Red and Orange Lead and Litharge.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Manufacture of Litharge.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Sheet Lead and Lead Piping.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Letterpress Printing.
- Type-Casting.
- Compositors’ Work.
- File-Cutting.
- Dangers.
- File-Hardening.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Tinning of Metals.
- Danger and Prevention.
- Harness Furniture.
- Iron Drums and Kegs.
- Manufacture of Terne Plates.
- Plumbing and Soldering.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Brass.
- CHAPTER XVI DESCRIPTION OF PROCESSES—Continued
- Manufacture of White Lead.
- Dutch Process.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Chamber Process.
- Precipitation Processes.
- Earthenware and China.
- Dangers.
- Prevention.
- Litho-Transfer Making.
- Vitreous Enamelling.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Porcelain Enamelling.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Manufacture of Electric Accumulators.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- Glass-Cutting.
- Paints and Colours.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- CHAPTER XVII DESCRIPTION OF PROCESSES—Continued
- Coach-Painting.
- Dangers and Prevention.
- House-Painting.
- Use of Leadless Paints.
- Shipbuilding.
- Other Industries.
- Metallic Capsules.
- Shot-making.
- Heading of Yarn dyed with Chromate of Lead.
- Manufacture of India-rubber.
- REFERENCES.
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