HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield.

  • Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive.
Date:
1993
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Credit: HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Health and Safety Executive wishes to acknowledge the help provided by the following organisations and individuals, without whose co-operation, assistance and advice this investigation would not have been possible. Professor M Gardner, who provided valuable advice and assistance before his untimely death. The managements and workforces of British Nuclear Fuels ple and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, in particular; Mr K Binks, Dr A Britcher, Mr B Carpenter, Mrs M Frost, Dr A Slovak, Dr R Strong, Dr R Wood, Mr J Wraight. The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, in particular; Dr J Fox; Mrs D Lewis, Mr J Davies and other staff in the Registration Division; and Mrs E Lea and staff in the Medical Research Section. Staff at the North Western, Mersey, Thames, Oxford, and South Western Regional Cancer Registries. Staff at the National Radiological Protection Board, in particular; Dr M R Bailey and Dr G Etherington. Professor V Beral Professor N Day Dr G Draper Mr C Stiller Dr A Craft Dr L Parker Mr B Pannett Dr R Sharpe Professor G Harnden Dr D Goodhead Dr E Wright Mr M Russell who provided data on the frequency of forenames. The authors of this report would also like to thank all the HSE clerical and secretarial staff involved, particularly Mrs A Hill and Mrs E Morris, and the staff in HSE’s Directorate of Information and Advisory Services, for their contribution to the investigation and with the compilation of this report.