As a rule the prognosis of cases of lead poisoning occurring in industrial conditions is more favourable when colic is a marked feature than when it is absent, and there is no doubt that the prognosis in cases of industrial lead poisoning at the present time is more favourable than it was before the introduction of exhaust ventilation and general medical supervision—a fact no doubt to be explained by the relative decrease in the amount of lead absorbed.
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