Woman in Blacon, England Found to have Suffered from Mesothelioma (pronounced "mezotheleoma")

According to the Chester Standard, Joan Mackin, of Egerton Road, Blacon, was 84 when she died on January 6 last year at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd in Backford after suffering from mesothelioma (mezotheleoma) on the lungs.

Mackin had one son, James Liam Mackin, who gave evidence at a hearing regarding her death.

He said: "She was a secretary and worked in Chester Engineering and she did some tank lagging there. The tanks were lined with asbestos.

James Mackin was quoted as saying his mother tried to work out when she got mesothelioma. "She worked through the war years and in those days offices were lined with asbestos," he said.

The inquest heard Mr. Mackin had worked at Marley Roof Tiles but that it was not thought his wife came in contact with asbestos through him.

Her son said: "She didn't wash his overalls so did not know where she had contracted it, but when she worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland on City Road she was heavily involved in building there."

A CT scan of her chest also revealed Mrs Mackin was suffering from mesothelioma.

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