Consumerism and hidden dangers in the home
Your name:
Liane Ward
Entry:
I was fascinated by the fact that this object was taken from the childs home. It lead me to think of what objects might be lurking in our homes that are potentially dangerous.
Lead Nipple Shields: correspondence in the British Medical Journal
Entry:
Nipple shields, the S.3 exhibit that precedes our toy car.
Lead Paint Use
Your name:
Mehrab Mohtasham
Entry:
Lead paint used in the toy object has not disappeared fully from use to this day even though it is highly poisonous.
Pica and Blood Lead in Psychotic Children
Your name:
Simone Severini
Entry:
B. E. Oliver, G. O'Gorman, Pica and Blood Lead in Psychotic Children, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Volume 8 Issue 6, Pages 704-707
Lead poisoning son and pica: a mother's story
Your name:
Simone Severini
Entry:
Source: http://www.lead.org.au/q&a/2002/lead-poisoned-son.html
30th October 2002, California USA
safety requirements for lead in toys from 1963 - present day
Entry:
According to the DTI product standards - 'Toy safety' Guidance notes on the Uk toys (safety) regulations 1995 document for the protection of children’s health the use of toys must not, as an object
Franklin Exhibition
Your name:
Natasha McEnroe
Entry:
The ill-fated expedition of Sir John Franklin (1786 -1847) trying to find the North-West passage ended in lead poisoning.
According to the National Maritime Museum:
Mutter Museum exhibition
Your name:
Natasha McEnroe
Entry:
The Mutter Museum has an exhibition on lead poisoning at the moment:
http://www.collphyphil.org/mutter.asp
Original Photograph of Toy Car from Great Ormond Street Hospital
Entry:
The photograph attached is a digital scan of the 'official' Great Ormond Street Hospital photograph taken in 1963 that was retrieved from the hospital archive.
Professor Alan Moncrieff and Lead Poisoning in Children
Entry:
Sir Alan Moncrieff (1901-1971) attended Caterham School from 1912 – 1918. He joined the staff of The Hospital for Sick Children as house physician in 1925.
