Table XII — Feeding Experiments
| No. of Animal. | Weight. | Compound of Pb used. | Other Substance. | First Appearance of Poisoning Symptoms. | Total Duration of Experiment. | Result. | Final Weight. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kgs. | Kgs. | ||||||
| 2 | 2·750 | 0·5 to 0·1 grm. flue dust (55 per cent. PbO) from blast-furnace flue | None | Vomited fifth day; no other symptoms | 2 months | Recovered | 2·000 |
| 9a | 3·500 | 0·5 grm. dry white lead | None | Vomited fifth day; no other symptoms | 2 months | — | 3·350 |
| 11a | 3·850 | 0·8 grm. | None | None | 8 months | — | 3·900 |
| 3·900 | After 8 months given alcohol | 50 c.c. alcohol (port wine) | 1 month | 2 months | Died (encephalopathy) | 1·500 | |
| 12 | 3·800 | 0·8 grm. dry white lead | 50 c.c. port wine | 1 month slight paralysis | 38 days | Died (encephalopathy) | 2·250 |
| 13 | 3·400 | 0·8 grm. dry white lead | None | None | 18 months | Recovered | 2·950 |
| 14 | 3·650 | 0·4 grm. low-solubility frit | None | None | 8 months | Given port wine | 3·750 |
| 3·730 | 0·4 grm. low-solubility frit and alcohol | 50 c.c. port wine | 6 months encephalopathy | 1 year | Died cerebral symptoms | 2·600 | |
| 23 | 4·100 | 1 grm. high-solubility glaze | None | None | 1 year | No symptoms | 4·600 |
| 4·600 | Given lead nitrate, 0·01 to 0·1 grm. | None | None | 5 months | No symptoms except loss of weight | 3·450 | |
| 24 | 2·900 | 1 grm. high-solubility glaze | None | None | 6 months | Recovered | 4·350 |
| 46 | 2·150 | 0·1 grm. lead nitrate in water | None | 4 months opisthotonus | 4 months | Died cerebral symptoms | 3·200 |
| 47 | 2·100 | 0·1 grm. lead nitrate in milk | None | None | 4 months | RecoveredA | 2·900 |
| 49 | 2·500 | 2 grs. acetate in keratin pill | None | None | 3 months | RecoveredA | 2·650 |
| 15 | 2·950 | Control no lead | None | None | 1 year | No symptoms due to confinement in cage | 3·100 |
Notes
A Increased in weight.