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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
- 2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
  - 1 - Local Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1985
    - 1 - Local Appeal Tribunals 1949-1952 A-W - 1949-1952

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/1/1/62
Title	Local Appeal Tribunal case file for James William Edwin Gibson, aged 57, Miner at Warsop Main
Date	1952
Description	Date of birth: 09/01/1895 Marital status: Widowed Address: Not given, Not given Type of benefit claimed: Sickness benefit Type of injury: Prescribed Industrial Disease: 24 - (b) Inflammation or ulceration of the skin or of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory passages or mouth produced by dust, liquid or vapour (including the condition known as chlor-acne but excluding chrome ulcera Further information: According to evidence heard at the tribunal, Gibson had not worked at all for five years prior to October 1952, and before that he had spent 43 years at Warsop Main Colliery. During the period in which Gibson was not working he had been on 'full compensation' for his dermatitis. After many years of submitting medical certificates Gibson was, in September 1952, referred to a Ministry of Health Examining Medical Officer who reported, 'He has a mild dermatitis of his hands but no other disability. He should be able to do limited work.' The Insurance Officer's submission to the tribunal was based on this conclusion and was accepted by the tribunal, which disallowed the appeal.
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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