Correspondence on David Morgan, who died of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at Prince of Wales Baths.
Papers relating to claim for disablement benefit by George Wilshaw, who developed mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos.
Correspondence and papers on June Hancock, mesothelioma sufferer and campaigner against asbestos. As a child, June played near the J.W. Roberts & Co Ltd asbestos factory in Armley, Leeds. In a landmark legal case, she won compensation from Turner & Newall.
Includes leaflet and newsletter about June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund.
Correspondence on Alan Powell, who died from mesothelioma.
This file originated from Dalton's role as Researcher in Health and Safety at the Labour Research Department.
Papers on compensation claim by John McPherson. McPherson suffered cancer of the larynx after exposure to asbestos.
Correspondence and papers on trial relating to death in 1995 from mesothelioma of David Emerson, consultant surgeon in Sheffield. It was alleged that Emerson was exposed to asbestos as a student and houseman in the Middlesex Hospital in London in the 1960s and 1970s.
Claim for damages by widow of man who died from mesothelioma.
Letter from Dalton to Department of Environmental Health, Westminster City Council, on case of asbestos exposure in Millbank Tower. Includes Dalton’s notes about the case.
Papers relating to Joe Walker, asbestos lagger and safety representative of General and Municipal Workers Union Heat & Frost Branch. Walker was sacked for calling in a factory inspector.
Email from Laurie Kazan-Allen on ban of asbestos in Gulf countries.
Academic paper by V. Neumann, S. Günther, K.-M. Müller, M Fischer entitled ‘Malignant mesothelioma – German mesothelioma register 1987-1999’. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2001, 74.
Correspondence and papers on ban of asbestos in France. Includes:
- reports by the Asbestos Institute
- letters from Patrick Herman, co-ordinator of Ban Asbestos Network
- press cuttings
Correspondence on research in China on exposure to chrysotile asbestos. Includes academic paper.
Correspondence and papers on ban of asbestos in Chile.