A man has died from cancer possibly related to exposure to toxic chemicals after years working in a condom factory. Charles James Phillips died aged 92.
Charles died from mesothelioma, a cancer in the lining of the organs usually linked to asbestos exposure. Charlies worked at the London Rubber Company Limited, the UK's largest condom factory at the time, from 1956 to 1992.
The company produced latex and rubber products including condoms and gloves. Charles worked as a compounder, making latex products by mixing powdered and liquid chemicals. He also cleaned the inside of large tanks, worked with industrial talc and maintained asbestos-lagged pipes.
