As Lead Poisoning Cases In Baltimore Rise, Group Hopes To Help Homeowners Remove Hazards

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lead poisoning cases are on the rise in Baltimore.
The city council’s health committee wants the problem addressed but there may be too many homes with lead and too many people who don’t know they’re living in them.
Baltimore saw 99 cases of lead poisoning reported in 2018, up from 18 in 2017, Mary Beth Haller with the city’s health department told the council earlier this week.
“Even one child who is exposed to lead is going to have devastat