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Press cuttings 2003

Press coverage, January to December 2003. In reverse chronological order. Some of the original cuttings mounted.

Mainly on asbestos but also covers other themes, among them the health threat posed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Includes press coverage of Nancy Tait being shortlisted for the prestigious Beacon Award (category lifetime achievement).

Asbestos in 'The Times', 1965-1967

Set of photocopies from 'The Times' 1965-1967, with a listing summarising each article:

  • (A) Wed 17 Mar 1965 p. 7: “research into hazards of asbestos”
  • (B) Sat 12 Jun 1965 p. 8: “Asbestos poisoning from overalls”
  • (C) Fri 15 Apr 1966 p. 15: “Science and Medicine: Examining the hazards to health of asbestos”
  • (D) Mon 4 Jul 1966 p. 10: “Village tips case for inquiry”
  • (E) Fri 11 Apr 1967 p. 2: “Lung risks, so trains drop asbestos”
  • (F) Sat 20 May 1967 p. 15: “New health guard for asbestos workers”
  • (G)-(J) Tu 28 Nov 1967 – special supplement on asbestos p. I-IV

Recording of seminar ‘Asbestos – an insight into the problem’, 19 June 1985. Appears to be a recording of a presentation by Nancy Tait at a seminar organised by the Institution of Environmental Health Officers, Greater Manchester Branch. Includes a covering letter.

Recording of 'First Tuesday: the legacy of asbestos’, reportedly a Yorkshire Television documentary six years after 'Alice - a fight for life'.

One of the copies is inscribed 'Armley | First Tuesday. | The Legacy of Asbestos (Refers to Alice - A Fight For Life, six years ago) | 19'.

May be the same as or a sequel/prequel of 'First Tuesday: too close to home', broadcast 6 December 1988, which told the story of the Armley community where mortality from mesothelioma was unusually high due to exposure to asbestos dust from J W Roberts factory, which had closed in 1958.

2 copies.

Industry brochures on 'Flooring'
GB 249 OEDA/K/9/1/4 · Dossiê · c.1980-c.1984
Parte de Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (William Ashton Tait) Archives

Set of industry brochures including samples on flooring, in particular flooring tiles.

Includes a sample sheet of asbestos free tiles from the Marley Onyx (marble reinforced asbestos tiles) range.

Originally included several sets of Marley vinyl tile samples. These were scanned prior to being disposed of for health and safety reasons.

Copy of brochure, originally comb-bound, containing the following seminar papers:

  • William Evans (partner at Dibb Lupton Broomhead) 'The future for claims covered by insurance'
  • Phil Bell (liability insurance manager, Sun Alliance) 'Lessons learned by underwriters?'

Two further presentation - Prof. Julian Peto on 'The future incidence and causes of asbestos related disease' and Prof. Andrew Newman-Taylor on 'The increase in the incidence of asthma and implications for the future' - are missing.