Correspondence and papers on asbestos contamination in Armley, Leeds. The contamination was caused by fall-out from J.W. Roberts Ltd asbestos processing factory in Armley.
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
Correspondence and papers on asbestos in Australia. Includes:
- press cuttings, mostly about sufferers of asbestos-related disease
- ‘Asbestos Kills’ - guide to standards for asbestos removal published by Construction and General Division of Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU)
- copy of Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia booklet
Correspondence and papers on asbestos in Canada and export of asbestos from Canada. Correspondents include Barry Castleman, Mick Holder, Jim Brophy. Includes academic papers and press cuttings. Also report, c. 1998, by Catherine Escojido and Rodrigue Chartier, President of the Syndicat national de l'amiante d'Asbestos inc., entitled 'The controlled use of asbestos. For sustainable development and the protection of employment'.
Correspondence and papers on ban of asbestos in Chile.
Correspondence on research in China on exposure to chrysotile asbestos. Includes academic paper.
Includes emails to Dalton in response to his letter.
Correspondence between Dalton and Barry Castleman, environmental consultant, on asbestos-related issues. Subjects include Turner & Newall (including copies of Turner & Newall correspondence, 1938-1964), Richard Doll, Irving Selikoff, World Trade Organization asbestos case.
Includes:
- press coverage
- Brunel University MSc thesis by G.B. Farrant on potential release of asbestos affecting residents of Elgin Estate, October 1986
- report of independent commission, January 1996
- report by Professor Julian Peto, January 1997
- photographs, 1997
- papers on removal of asbestos from Winterton House and Gelston Point, Tower Hamlets
- publication by Walterton and Elgin Community Homes Ltd, 1998
Correspondence and papers on article by Professor Julian Peto of The Institute for Cancer Research in the Lancet in 1995 entitled ‘Continuing increase in mesothelioma mortality in Britain’.
Includes correspondence on Dalton’s request for upgrading.
Includes court papers.
Includes Dalton’s views on synthetic mineral fibres.