Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Health Department lead survey records, 1971-1975.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Health Department lead survey records, 1971-1975.

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The records of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Health Department Lead Survey date from 1971 to 1975. This collection falls into three main series: Administrative records, Blood Lead data, and Environmental Lead Abatement data. The Administrative series affords an overview of the entire project through grant applications, correspondence, reports and publications, and notes on environmental lead testing equipment. Blood lead data makes up most of the collection, in amounts varying by year collected, rising to a 1974 peak. The Blood Lead series also includes permission slips, patient records (case files, index cards), and summaries of data. The Environmental Lead Abatement Data includes documentation on individual residences and summaries of this data grouped by census tract, street, and zip code. All three series make reference to the "N.B.S." This abbreviation stands for the National Bureau of Standards, whose personnel advised the administrators of local blood lead surveys during this period.

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