"Cater to the children": the role of the lead industry in a public health tragedy, 1900-1955.

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  • Author(s): Markowitz G;Markowitz G; Rosner D
  • Source:
    American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2000 Jan; Vol. 90 (1), pp. 36-46.
  • Publication Type:
    Historical Article; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0090-0036 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
      Original Publication: New York [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Advertising/*history ; Industry/*history ; Lead/*history ; Lead Poisoning/*history ; Paint/*history ; Public Health/*history; Child ; Child Welfare/history ; History, 20th Century ; Humans ; Lead Poisoning/epidemiology ; Paint/adverse effects ; United States/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      A major source of childhood lead poisoning, still a serious problem in the United States, is paint. The dangers of lead were known even in the 19th century, and the particular dangers to children were documented in the English-language literature as early as 1904. During the first decades of the 20th century, many other countries banned or restricted the use of lead paint for interior painting. Despite this knowledge, the lead industry in the United States did nothing to discourage the use of lead paint on interior walls and woodwork. In fact, beginning in the 1920s, the Lead Industries Association and its members conducted an intensive campaign to promote the use of paint containing white lead, even targeting children in their advertising. It was not until the 1950s that the industry, under increasing pressure, adopted a voluntary standard limiting the amount of lead in interior paints.
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    • Accession Number:
      2P299V784P (Lead)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20000112 Date Completed: 20000128 Latest Revision: 20191210
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC1446124
    • Accession Number:
      10.2105/ajph.90.1.36
    • Accession Number:
      10630135