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Death in the Edinburgh New Town: lung disease amongst Edinburgh stonemasons

Ken Donaldson

Organisation:
Surgeon's Hall Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Region:
Eastern Scotland
Notice Period:
Regular (more than one month's notice)
Type:
Professional (scientist)
Fee:
Expensed
Category:
Health
Updated:
15th February 2024
Tagged:
Edinburgh | Lung Disease | Stonemasons

The uncovering of a severe outbreak of the lung disease silicosis in the men who built Edinburgh New Town.

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About Ken Donaldson

Retired Professor of Respiratory Toxicology , University of Edinburgh/ experimental pathologist. Currently Senior Research Fellow in the Surgeon's Hall Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Have carried out research into the history of medicine and occupational disease in 19th century Edinburgh/UK. I have given thousands of lectures in the UK and abroad,

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