Woman’s mesothelioma may be linked to asbestos exposure in public school
A UK woman who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma recently contacted London-area newspapers to help uncover the cause of her asbestos-related ailment. Sarah Bowman has no idea when she was exposed to asbestos, and does not understand how she developed mesothelioma. Now, thanks to a tip from a man who attended the same school as Bowman, a possible answer to the mystery has come to light.
Colin Kelleher, who lives just outside of London in Dollis Hill, is also an alumnus of the William Gladstone High School in Neasden. Kelleher told reporters: "I know the place was ridden with asbestos. It was a few years after I left that all the students came out of that school and then they decided to basically demolish it. The reason they demolished it was asbestos in the ceilings. Luckily enough I didn’t go to school very much…The bit I remember is they had ladders in the corridors and they had the ceiling tiles down."
Bowman was reportedly astonished that someone was able to give her a possible cause for her rare cancer. She told reporters: "I’m shocked really that someone else actually knows (asbestos was in the school)…Everywhere I’ve gone for answers, I’ve been blocked. Now it seems it was an open secret."
A council spokesman released a statement regarding Ms. Bowman. "We are saddened to hear that Ms. Bowman is ill and offer our sympathy to her and her family.
There was no requirement to keep records relating to the location of asbestos in buildings until the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. There was no requirement in force during 1979-1984 for the local authority to issue safety guidance relating to asbestos for schools in Brent.”
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