Asbestos in plaster

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Hi, we have an ex council house built 1950-1966ish, it desperately needs replastering as a lot of the plaster has blown and is cracking. Reading on line it suggested plaster of that time could contain asbestos. Has anyone come across it? Of course I’ll get a sample tested before any is removed but was just trying to guage the likelihood of it.

We did have some plaster removed in a downstairs room last year which contained what looked like hair. I sent a piece of this off and it came back negative for asbestos but reading online has me a little worried other rooms could contain it.
 
Not my area of expertise... but... I thought it was artex which (once) had asbestos rather than plaster.
 

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