Asbestos exposure was cause of death
Published Date:
08 September 2007
By Tara Dundon
A RETIRED secretary died from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos while washing her former husband's clothes, an inquest heard.
Mary Gregory (63) from Muskham, Bretton, was admitted to Peterborough District Hospital (PDH) last July after her left lung collapsed and she was given 12 to 18 months to live.
After her condition deteriorated, Mrs Gregory was transferred to the Sue Ryder Care Thorpe Hall Hospice where she later died on April 12.
Despite smoking since the age of 15, an inquest at Peterborough Town Hall heard yesterday how Mrs Gregory was exposed to asbestos for many years when laundering her first husband’s clothing.
Mrs Gregory’s husband was a carpenter and used to saw asbestos.
When he came home, he would shake it outside before giving it to his wife to wash.
Consultant pathologist at PDH Dr Elizabeth Astle said that a post-mortem revealed that Mrs Gregory’s lungs had been exposed to asbestos.
The cause of death was recorded by coroner Gordon Ryall as industrial disease.
The full article contains 177 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
07 September 2007 2:30 PM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
