Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-309) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Prologue : Exhuming Michael Galler -- 1. The significance of the small -- 2. A house for Erasmus -- 3. Fixing Alice -- 4. The latent history of eclampsia -- 5. The secret of Dr. Porritt's society -- 6. A false sense of simplicity -- 7. Responsibility in the court of the absurd -- 8. The legend of Loch Katrine -- 9. Building on the past -- Appendix A : Estimating the effects of lead water pipes on infant and fetal mortality -- Appendix B : A statistical supplement to The Menace and Geography of Eclampsia -- Appendix C : The correlates of lead solvency -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Summary
The history of a long-running environmental catastrophe chronicles the harmful effects of lead pipes and their continued use despite evidence that they pose a significant health risk.