File 1 - History of awareness of risks of asbestos

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GB 249 DAL/8/1

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History of awareness of risks of asbestos

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  • 1898 - 1994 (Creation)

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2 folders

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Folder of material gathered by Dalton on the history of the awareness and knowledge of the risks of asbestos. Numbered and annotated by Dalton. Includes copies of:

  • annual reports and correspondence of Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops, 1898-1947
  • Home Office reports, 1930-1935
  • annual report of Medical Officer of Health, London Borough of Barking, 1945
  • Turner & Newall correspondence, 1943-1957
  • academic articles and publications, 1904-1994
  • press cuttings, 1920s-1983

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  • English

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