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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/8/2 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for William James Andrews, aged 51, Packer at Shirland |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 20 Elm Tree Avenue, Hallfieldgate, Shirland
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - back
Further information: Special Hardship Allowance Appeal 13 March 1958 at Chesterfield won. Back injury in 1956 led to a 6 per cent for life assessment. The Medical Officer enquired whether Andrews would now be fit to return to working as a packer, being able to continue working as a dinter - described as 'fairly heavy work' and the reply from a Mr A H Smith (Specialist) stated: 'from a strictly orthopaedic point of view, I could not say that he is unfit for work as a packer, his symptoms of anxiety etc cannot [...] be ignored'. GP letter February 1959 included: 'There is much stiffness in his back and only a small range of movement is possible without causing pain. He is quite unable to stoop sufficiently for low working conditions'. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |