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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/5/61 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Wadsworth, aged 59, Ripper at Langwith |
| Date | 1956 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 228 Chapel Street, Langwith
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Prescribed disease 24(b)
Further information: Industrial Dermatitis diagnosis given in paperwork from November 1953. Tribunal on 20 September 1956 adjourned for 'figures from colliery'. Shuttlewood Colliery provided wages evidence. Evidence recorded by Chairman: 'Dermatitis […] Can not do this job. Gets nearly clear of the disease and then extra exertion brings it on again' and 'Found it more beneficial with young family to do 3 days work rather than go on 'the club.' Unfit for work in 'hot and dusty atmosphere'.' Claimant: 'I am also suffering from the disease inside my ears at the present time.' 11 December 1956 also given as the Tribunal date in paperwork. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |