Childhood Lead Poisoning

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Lead Poisoning - Newly Identified Children (ages 0 - <18y) with Blood Lead Levels ≥ 10 µg/dL* by United Hospital Fund Neighborhood
0-18, Numbers 0-18, Rates 6m-6y, Numbers 6m-6y, Rates

Neighborhood

Borough

CY 2001
Number
BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL

CY 2005
Number
BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL

Percent Change
CY01 to CY05
Number
BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL

New York City total NYC 5,638 3,190 -43.4%
Bronx Bronx 1,034 608 -41.2%
Brooklyn Brooklyn 2,414 1,266 -47.6%
Manhattan Manhattan 828 424 -48.8%
Queens Queens 1,217 790 -35.1%
Staten Island Staten Island 145 100 -31.0%
Crotona - Tremont (Central Bronx) Bronx 180 132 -26.7%
Fordham - Bronx Park Bronx 223 132 -40.8%
High Bridge - Morrisania Bronx 192 111 -42.2%
Hunts Point - Mott Haven Bronx 115 66 -42.6%
Kingsbridge - Riverdale Bronx 28 27 -3.6%
Northeast Bronx Bronx 91 48 -47.3%
Pelham - Throgs Neck (Southeast Bronx) Bronx 197 93 -52.8%
Bedford Stuyvesant - Crown Heights (Central Brooklyn) Brooklyn 437 184 -57.9%
Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge (Southwest Brooklyn) Brooklyn 72 54 -25.0%
Borough Park Brooklyn 248 151 -39.1%
Canarsie - Flatlands Brooklyn 91 48 -47.3%
Coney Island - Sheepshead Bay (Southern Brooklyn) Brooklyn 155 81 -47.7%
Downtown - Brooklyn Heights - Park Slope (Northwest Brooklyn) Brooklyn 166 83 -50.0%
East Flatbush - Flatbush Brooklyn 405 219 -45.9%
East New York Brooklyn 233 130 -44.2%
Greenpoint Brooklyn 115 92 -20.0%
Sunset Park Brooklyn 134 65 -51.5%
Williamsburg - Bushwick Brooklyn 319 159 -50.2%
Central Harlem - Morningside Heights Manhattan 130 70 -46.2%
Chelsea - Clinton Manhattan 56 20 -64.3%
East Harlem Manhattan 92 56 -39.1%
Gramercy Park - Murray Hill Manhattan 28 22 -21.4%
Greenwich Village - Soho Manhattan 67 27 -59.7%
Lower Manhattan** Manhattan 16 3 -81.3%
Union Square - Lower East Side Manhattan 91 54 -40.7%
Upper East Side** Manhattan 41 19 -53.7%
Upper West Side Manhattan 83 36 -56.6%
Washington Heights - Inwood Manhattan 187 115 -38.5%
Bayside - Little Neck (Northeast Queens)** Queens 10 3 -70.0%
Flushing - Clearview (North Queens) Queens 45 58 28.9%
Fresh Meadows (Central Queens)** Queens 28 14 -50.0%
Jamaica Queens 209 123 -41.1%
Long Island City - Astoria (Northwest Queens) Queens 111 70 -36.9%
Ridgewood - Forest Hills (West Central Queens) Queens 97 49 -49.5%
Rockaway Queens 58 28 -51.7%
Southeast Queens Queens 96 42 -56.3%
Southwest Queens Queens 198 133 -32.8%
West Queens Queens 329 269 -18.2%
Port Richmond Staten Island 41 44 7.3%
South Beach - Tottenville (South Shore)** Staten Island 14 13 -7.1%
Stapleton - St. George Staten Island 79 40 -49.4%
Willowbrook (Mid-Island)** Staten Island 10 3 -70.0%

*Test types:  venous, capillary, unspecified.
**Caution should be used in interpreting rates and changes for these neighborhoods due to small numbers of identified cases (<20 children) in at least one year presented.

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