The interval between first exposure and the development of the terminal illness of mesothelioma ranged between 16 and 55 years In 47 patients in the mesothelioma series lung tissue or sputum was available for examination In 30 62.5 either asbestosis or asbestos bodies were present In recent years the association between exposure among the women 25 had pleural and 17 peritoneal to asbestos dust and cancer of the lung and other malignant neoplasms has been the subject of much research leading article 1964 Wagner Sleggs and Marchand 1960 described the occurrence of mesothelioma of the pleura in those exposed to crocidolite asbestos in the mining districts of South Africa and this has stimulated further studies of the occupa- tional histories of patients suffering from this tumour .40 Owen 1964 Fowler Sloper and Warner 1964 The present investigation concerns patients in whoin mesothelioma had been diagnosed the tumours The aim of this study has been to establish the occupational histories of these patients and ttorace any other possible exposure to asbestos There were four surviving patients at the outset of the investigation but these have subsequently died The earliest date of death in the series was 1917 10 died before 1950 33 between 1950 and 1959 and the remaining .40 in the past four and a half years The youngest patient died at the age of 33 and nearly half were Bead before the age of 55 Table ) London Hospital during the past 50 years After examining the necropsy and biopsy specimens held in the pathology department Hourihane 1964 confirmed a diagnosis of mesothelioma in 83 patients of whom 41 were men and 42 women Thirty of the men had pleural tumours and 10 peritoncal; Clinical Features The ward notes of 65 of the patients were available and give a picture of a disease with a consistent symptomatology Among those with pleural 261 { a 2 . t we ae Be ae pis ad , ' be j al ee Da FEES er Ras raed htined ann AERTS A RLS RGRAY oA SAY CRESSee SEt Re S ; (ay Seg ee are a ORE, Dyes mers Sy ae whey 262 BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE TADEL 1 age at deATH OF 83 PATIENTS WITH TUMOURS MESOTHELIAL patient the notes had been returned to the local executive council of the National Health Service where they were destroyed within a period of three Age yr 35- | 45 55 | 65 i Male % No

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