Testing for lead poisoning
A Pittsburgh Tribune-Review analysis of 50 large cities and counties with an abundance of old housing found the Pittsburgh region had some of the lowest rates of children screened for lead poisoning. Rates shown are percent of all children under 6 who received lead screenings in 2005. Boston/Suffolk County 61.5% Detroit/Wayne County 24.8% Erie County New York City 47% 17.5% Milwaukee County 33.9% Baltimore 18.3% Chicago/ MASS. WIS. Cook County 6.8% MICH. PA. Cincinnati/ MD. OHIO Hamilton County 16.5% ILL. Philadelphia 32.3% MO. Allegheny County Saint Louis 8.6% 40.7% Westmoreland County Washington D.C. 37.0% 5.5% Cleveland/ Washington County Cuyahoga County 5.1% 21.1%
SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TRIBUNE-REVIEW