Childhood Lead Poisoning

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Lead Poisoning - Newly Identified Children (ages 6m - <6y) 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 CY2001
Number
BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL
CY2005
Number
BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL

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

New York City total NYC 4,618 2,644 -42.7%
Bronx Bronx 833 520 -37.6%
Brooklyn Brooklyn 1,997 1,073 -46.3%
Manhattan Manhattan 719 357 -50.3%
Queens Queens 952 607 -36.2%
Staten Island Staten Island 117 87 -25.6%
Crotona - Tremont (Central Bronx) Bronx 153 113 -26.1%
Fordham - Bronx Park Bronx 187 113 -39.6%
High Bridge - Morrisania Bronx 139 94 -32.4%
Hunts Point - Mott Haven Bronx 90 55 -38.9%
Kingsbridge - Riverdale Bronx 25 22 -12.0%
Northeast Bronx Bronx 80 43 -46.3%
Pelham - Throgs Neck (Southeast Bronx) Bronx 151 80 -47.0%
Bedford Stuyvesant - Crown Heights (Central Brooklyn) Brooklyn 379 166 -56.2%
Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge (Southwest Brooklyn) Brooklyn 58 47 -19.0%
Borough Park Brooklyn 201 124 -38.3%
Canarsie - Flatlands Brooklyn 70 38 -45.7%
Coney Island - Sheepshead Bay (Southern Brooklyn) Brooklyn 138 75 -45.7%
Downtown - Brooklyn Heights - Park Slope (Northwest Brooklyn) Brooklyn 153 76 -50.3%
East Flatbush - Flatbush Brooklyn 305 150 -50.8%
East New York Brooklyn 197 115 -41.6%
Greenpoint Brooklyn 101 89 -11.9%
Sunset Park Brooklyn 95 55 -42.1%
Williamsburg - Bushwick Brooklyn 272 138 -49.3%
Central Harlem - Morningside Heights Manhattan 116 60 -48.3%
Chelsea - Clinton** Manhattan 47 19 -59.6%
East Harlem Manhattan 62 40 -35.5%
Gramercy Park - Murray Hill Manhattan 25 21 -16.0%
Greenwich Village - Soho Manhattan 60 24 -60.0%
Lower Manhattan** Manhattan 13 3 -76.9%
Union Square - Lower East Side Manhattan 88 44 -50.0%
Upper East Side** Manhattan 38 19 -50.0%
Upper West Side Manhattan 79 35 -55.7%
Washington Heights - Inwood Manhattan 158 91 -42.4%
Bayside - Little Neck (Northeast Queens)** Queens 7 3 -57.1%
Flushing - Clearview (North Queens) Queens 37 48 29.7%
Fresh Meadows (Central Queens)** Queens 27 13 -51.9%
Jamaica Queens 166 102 -38.6%
Long Island City - Astoria (Northwest Queens) Queens 78 46 -41.0%
Ridgewood - Forest Hills (West Central Queens) Queens 82 45 -45.1%
Rockaway Queens 52 27 -48.1%
Southeast Queens Queens 78 37 -52.6%
Southwest Queens Queens 151 98 -35.1%
West Queens Queens 247 187 -24.3%
Port Richmond Staten Island 31 41 32.3%
South Beach - Tottenville (South Shore)** Staten Island 12 9 -25.0%
Stapleton - St. George Staten Island 66 34 -48.5%
Willowbrook (Mid-Island)** Staten Island 7 3 -57.1%

*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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