Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance Report

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Summary of Activity

2004

2005
Total children tested
Number with results > 10 mcg/dL
Number with results > 15 mcg/dL
272,757
9,843
3,302
Total children tested
Number with results > 10 mcg/dL
Number with results > 15 mcg/dL
275,108
8,123
2,765
Number > 15 mcg/dL by geographic region

2004

2005
Chicago
Downstate
1,985
1,317
(60%)
(40%)
Chicago
Downstate
1,462
1,303
(53%)
(47%)

County
2000
Population of Children 6 and Under
2004
2005
Total Tested
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-44
45+
Total Tested
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-44
45+
mcg/dL
mcg/dL
Adams
6,006
534
29
6
4
3
0
985
33
7
0
5
1
Alexander
846
166
7
3
1
0
0
190
7
1
0
1
0
Bond
1,411
256
3
0
0
1
0
319
3
5
1
0
0
Boone
4,569
452
4
4
0
0
0
638
9
0
2
2
2
Brown
398
64
3
0
0
0
0
71
1
0
0
0
0
Bureau
3,022
377
2
1
0
0
0
469
6
2
0
1
0
Calhoun
386
64
1
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
Carroll
1,331
272
2
3
0
2
0
251
5
3
5
2
0
Cass
1,293
299
9
3
0
1
0
310
11
1
1
2
1
Champaign
14,575
1,748
23
7
2
0
0
1,754
32
8
3
4
0
Christian
3,039
498
8
4
1
1
0
365
6
0
1
1
0
Clark
1,491
273
9
0
1
0
0
302
4
1
0
1
0
Clay
1,240
313
3
3
0
0
0
289
4
7
0
2
0
Clinton
3,147
169
1
0
0
0
0
262
5
2
0
0
0
Coles
3,925
484
7
3
0
0
1
598
11
6
2
1
0
Cook w/o Chicago
241,425
31,189
396
125
57
42
9
32,770
384
108
45
50
6
Chicago
308,416
105,047
4,121
1,155
398
385
47
101,033
3,004
782
314
307
59
Crawford
1,581
285
6
2
0
2
0
262
5
0
2
0
0
Cumberland
1,021
144
3
0
0
0
0
179
3
1
0
1
0
DeKalb
7,843
774
12
3
0
1
0
662
8
1
1
0
0
DeWitt
1,497
294
6
2
1
1
0
303
4
0
0
0
0
Douglas
1,906
244
5
1
1
1
0
281
1
4
2
0
0
DuPage
93,555
7,900
198
64
16
16
3
4,636
26

13
4
3
0
Edgar
1,641
179
5
4
0
0
0
344
6
3
0
0
0
Edwards
563
113
3
0
0
0
0
172
4
1
0
0
0
Effingham
3,481
343
7
4
0
0
0
609
6
2
0
1
0
Fayette
1,860
387
8
0
1
0
0
401
11
1
0
0
0
Ford
1,287
106
1
0
0
0
0
62
0
0
1
0
0
Franklin
3,176
250
11
0
0
0
1
295
0
0
0
1
0
Fulton
3,022
368
22
4
1
1
0
437
22
9
3
0
0
Gallatin
504
98
2
0
0
0
0
130
0
0
0
0
0
Greene
1,303
286
8
2
0
2
0
303
6
3
1
0
0
Grundy
3,519
287
1
0
0
0
0
313
0
0
0
0
0
Hamilton
740
103
4
0
0
1
0
94
7
0
0
0
0
Hancock
1,664
363
9
6
4
1
0
366
12
4
2
0
0
Hardin
350
81
0
1
0
1
0
57
0
0
0
1
0
Henderson
667
123
2
0
0
0
0
177
2
0
1
0
0
Henry
4,355
729
17
7
1
4
0
1,002
27
8
2
2
0
Iroquois
2,762
328
12
1
0
0
0
278
6
1
0
0
0
Jackson
4,187
814
14
3
0
1
1
823
5
5
0
1
0
Jasper
817
121
2
0
0
1
0
154
3
2
1
0
0
Jefferson
3,352
542
7
1
0
1
0
675
4
5
1
1
0
Jersey
1,845
242
2
1
0
0
1
297
5
0
1
0
1
Jo Daviess
1,791
184
7
0
0
0
0
136
1
2
1
0
0
Johnson
841
59
0
0
0
0
0
74
0
0
0
0
0
Kane
49,455
6,332
142
39
19
27
2
9,910
242
72
30
32
4
Kankakee
10,337
2,451
45
14
6
5
1
2,435
39
6
3
2
0
Kendall
6,223
372
3
2
0
4
0
319
4
0
1
0
1
Knox
4,532
903
35
14
3
11
0
915
41
17
2
7
0
Lake
75,283
8,026
58
26
11
5
0
8,542
77
20
13
6
1
La Salle
9,978
1,518
30
9
2
3
0
1,313
29
5
3
1
0
Lawrence
1,189
299
3
3
0
1
0
424
5
1
2
0
0
Lee
2,884
291
12
3
2
1
0
323
9
3
2
0
0
Livingston
3,410
758
29
5
2
2
0
720
16
3
2
1
0
Logan
2,406
352
10
3
0
0
0
356
6
0
0
1
0
McDonough
2,058
298
5
2
0
1
0
348
6
1
1
1
0
McHenry
30,310
1,734
16
3
1
1
0
1,756
10
4
3
2
0
McLean
13,763
1,893
20
5
0
5
2
1,929
20
4
1
3
0
Macon
10,477
2,906
132
35
11
0
1
3,008
124
28
13
5
1
Macoupin
4,031
483
7
2
1
0
0
554
7
4
2
0
0
Madison
23,186
2,386
36
13
3
5
0
2,389
35
4
4
6
0
Marion
3,784
711
11
5
1
3
0
634
7
4
2
0
0
Marshall
1,105
107
1
0
1
1
1
112
1
1
0
1
0
Mason
1,357
178
6
1
1
3
0
164
2
3
1
1
0
Massac
1,323
119
1
0
0
0
0
148
2
0
0
0
0
Menard
1,076
105
2
2
1
0
0
68
2
1
2
0
0
Mercer
1,381
275
2
2
1
0
0
362
7
1
0
2
0
Monroe
2,593
163
4
0
1
0
0
189
7
0
0
0
0
Montgomery
2,518
427
10
2
1
1
0
480
16
1
0
0
0
Morgan
2,881
625
18
3
0
3
0
645
19
9
5
5
0
Moultrie
1,327
95
1
0
0
0
0
133
1
0
0
0
0
Ogle
4,699
384
9
2
2
0
0
347
4
1
2
1
0
Peoria
17,883
2,080
118
53
18
18
4
2,668
159
69
25
14
0
Perry
1,759
197
11
1
0
0
0
247
3
1
0
0
0
Piatt
1,476
195
6
1
1
0
0
187
3
2
1
1
0
Pike
1,452
309
10
0
1
0
0
358
10
3
1
1
0
Pope
299
27
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
Pulaski
663
78
3
0
0
0
0
54
1
1
0
1
0
Putnam
512
45
1
0
0
0
0
53
1
0
0
0
0
Randolph
2,635
370
17
5
3
0
0
361
19
1
3
1
0
Richland
1,380
213
4
1
0
1
0
251
6
2
1
0
0
Rock Island
13,246
3,781
156
43
9
17
0
3,839
130
38
13
14
1
St. Clair
25,494
5,000
147
42
11
12
4
5,274
147
52
15
12
0
Saline
2,169
475
9
3
0
1
0
558
5
2
0
2
0
Sangamon
17,297
2,408
55
11
6
11
1
3,022
72
24
15
5
0
Schuyler
575
61
2
0
0
1
0
99
2
2
0
0
0
Scott
513
81
0
0
0
0
0
134
5
0
1
0
0
Shelby
1,961
252
4
1
0
1
0
274
4
1
0
3
0
Stark
584
80
6
0
0
0
0
139
4
0
0
0
0
Stephenson
4,280
1,060
34
17
6
4
2
1,131
42
16
5
5
0
Tazewell
11,377
1,058
18
5
0
2
0
1,103
16
3
3
0
1
Union
1,382
160
6
0
1
1
0
186
2
1
0
2
1
Vermilion
7,994
696
23
8
1
6
3
825
42
11
6
8
0
Wabash
1,028
228
11
3
1
1
0
295
5
3
3
1
0
Warren
1,523
271
7
1
1
2
0
290
8
0
1
2
0
Washington
1,220
60
2
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
1
1
0
Wayne
1,436
389
11
0
2
0
0
425
7
2
2
0
0
White
1,103
296
8
0
0
0
0
310
12
2
0
0
0
Whiteside
5,533
1,229
13
5
3
0
0
1,377
17
12
2
1
0
Will
59,504
3,934
44
17
5
4
1
4,415
40
11
2
4
0
Williamson
5,152
293
5
2
2
0
0
298
3
0
0
0
0
Winnebago
27,857
4,267
113
46
25
23
2
4,086
86
49
11
12
2
Woodford
3,329
81
2
1
0
0
0
123
2
1
0
0
0
Unknown
-
50,940
45
11
6
4
0
49,956
64
16
3
5
0
TOTAL
1,243,832
272,757
6,541
1,895
660
660
87
275,108
5,358
1,517
605
562
81

† The 2000 population of children 6 years of age and younger is based on 2000 census data.

The information contained in this report is compiled by the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Elevated blood lead levels (>10 mcg/dL) are reported by laboratories, physicians, hospitals and other health care providers. Non-elevated results (< 10 mcg/dL) are reported by laboratories. Results on all children 15 years old or younger are included in this report. The vast majority of tests (92 percent) are performed on children 6 years old or younger. The total number of children screened in the activity summary boxes and total tested column for 2004 and 2005 are the actual numbers reported to the Department. These numbers include children tested for the first time, as well as those being retested. Where a child has multiple tests, the highest venous result is selected. If there is no venous test, the highest capillary result is selected.

Illinois law requires that results of all blood lead tests be reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program by the directors of laboratories performing the analyses. Blood lead levels greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL also must be reported by physicians, hospital administrators, local health department administrators and directors of laboratories that do not perform blood lead analyses. In either case, results must be reported to the Department's Childhood Lead Poisoning Reporting System at 217-782-3517 or 866-909-3572. For more information about lead poisoning sources and prevention, call the Illinois Lead Program at 866-909-3572 or 217-782-3517. The hearing impaired can reach both programs by dialing 800-547-0466.





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