Ischaemic heart disease, diseases of circulatory system and diseases of the kidney in a population living in a lead smelting area

U stanovništvu područja u kojem se nalazi talionica olova proučena je za razdoblje od osam godina učestalost ishemične bolesti srca, hipertenzivne bolesti, cerebrovaskularne bolesti, drugih bolesti cirkulatornog sistema, te nefritisa. U tu svrhu upotrebljeni su podaci o liječenju u bolnicama i uzrocima smrti, a pregledan je i uzorak stanovnika: 90 (bračnih parova) iz brakova u kojima je suprug zaposlen u talionici olova, te 73 iz brakova koji žive na području talionice, ali suprug nije zaposlen u talionici. Podaci su uspoređeni s odgovaraju6im podacima za stanovništvo kontrolnog područja, uključivši rezultate pregleda skupine od 88 bračnih parova s tog područja. lako rezultati dobiveni na temelju različitih pristupa nisu potpuno konzistentni, usporedba upućuje na to da su u stanovništvu s područja talionice olova ishemična bolest srca, bolest krvnih žila i nefritis češći nego u kontrolnom području.The incidence of ischaemic heart disease, hypertensive disease, cerebrovascular disease, other diseases of circulatory system and nephritis was studied in a population living in an area close to a lead smeltery and in a control area over a period of eight years. Data were taken from the records of hospital treatment and of causes of death. Examination included 90 married couples with the husband working in the lead smeltery and 73 couples with the husband not employed in the smeltery. A group of 88 married couples from a control area was also examined. Although the results gained by different methodological approaches were not entirely consistent, comparative analysis indicates that ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and nephritis occur more often in the population from the smelting area than in the control population