Document 8RKG13yem6vz2ZVMn6oQNgpaa
FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA
DATE 1930
DOC NMA022
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Newspaper Article - Asbestos Worker's Death with Cover Memo from British Fibrocement Works Ltd.
.
case ASBESTOS
WORKER'S
WORKER'S
DEATHL
oe ASBESTOS
.
_
a
at
t
ee asbestos ae
asbestos
worker
who died the West
The
of an investigated by
from asbestosis was
Mittner Helme on
Ham Deputy Coroner Mr.
'42 of
The deceased
was Sidney Fisher Plaistow The Inquest
723 had
Barking adjourned for a state-
previously
been
of microscopical
Investi- Investi-
ment of the results
examina
gations made at at the mortem
widow Margaret Mary
Previously the
her husband wns an
Plaher stwaoterdketrhatemployed
at the Cape
from 1929
asbestos
at Barking
good Asbestos Company
He had
until November 1929.
November
enjoyed '
health until two years
On August 13th be
had medictaol tahteteVnitcitoornia Park Hospital and
was sent
;
| improved Hospital died on October 13th
of the Victoria Park
Dr. Pearce
deceased complained
said that on admibsrseiaotnh and loss of weight
of shortness of
and was found to bare
He was examined
Abroats He
considerable
pulmonary
and then
began
to
get
worse
for a
time
13th A mortem
short and died on October
Abrosis in
examination revealed extensive
both lungs and signs the right lung
lete tuberculosis in
of
to do with the cause
had nothing
which
sald Death was caused Edward Everett wages clerk
at the Cape Asbestos Company's
works
was
em-
deceased that for nearly 81 years jointing depart-
ployed
in
the
pressure
to take
a
paste
which
ment His work was and
place it into a
was made previously
containing very
large cylinders
machine
but
cylinders The paste passed between the
in the
after the paste had
been
placed and entirely
machine It was shut down
' anything
enclosed The Coroner
mixture No handle except
Had this
he
else to
he anything
only
; the machine
operate
much dust made by the process
dust | Was there
would be no
on this machine
carried on in
Were any dusty processes
Over dustyl
that
particular
part Yes
to take
hoods and suction
processes we have
ny
away the dust
dust la his
If he breathed any asbestos
ocher
wmoarck hiwnoeusldIf hethadtid cIotmecertainly would
come from other machines
de-
months months Witness added that for seven
ceased
was
employed
in
the
general departe and
sometimes in the factory
ment being
For 3 months
sometimes in the grounds
and for
f
department was in
the packing
part-
he was in the Abreising
months
...
proportion ment Answering Answering
the
solicitor
solicitor
said that the
witness In the asbestos trade was
he could give no fighres
for
for
the
exompany of ioe
very low although
hand n FR
fo
not an unhealthy trade
Ot
.The Bollcitor I think the Beepe
their inspectors there very .frequently \
send satisfied -TAR \ tas
4
Yes ve
\
Are they quite
Thomas Mr-
Deceased's
brother had worked a the
Kay who said that he
factory for five years also pare
examina-
microesapical With regard to the
Dr. Peace
tion of sections of both hones
fro
now sald that this showed extenseTrher whi
and numerous asbestosis beds !
no sign of pulmonary tubeZYNIOR^ S
The Coroner What in geer shercars
acompet acompet the cause of death -Pulminary The Jury returned a ventetall they cou^ t adding that the firm firm had done
to prevent the disease
P.387 P.387
wa
British Fibrocement Works Ltd.
ERITH
Carter J. J.
Esq
Esq ,
ROCHDALE
Your Ref
Our Ref
JAC
18th November 1930
Dear Mr. Carter
are interested Fibrosis , I am
Enoying that you personally
in the question of Asbestosis or
you sending you a cutting out of the cutting
Uxbridge local paper about a case of Fibrosis :
which occurred at the Cape Asbestos Co.
You will see that the Coroner
was rather favourably disposed to the Cape in |
his summing up
Yours truly
Palaun
FRP
J.A.Cann Esq
Erith
19th November 1950
Dear Sir
Asbestosis
~ eo
receipt
out of
On of
the
behalf
yours of
Uxbridge
r Cart^r I
acknowledge with with thanks
the 10th instant enclosing cutting
local paper in connection with a
case of fibrosis which
occurred at the Works of the
Cape Asbestos Co. t
1
Yours faithfully faithfully
P.385