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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/7/9 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Edgar Charles Brunt, aged 45, Packer and Drawer-off at Glapwell |
| Date | 1958 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: 5 Sycamore Avenue, Glapwell
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Knee injury/arthritis
Further information: A medical report dated 24 February 1958 states that the claimant is 'suffering from osteo-arthritis of both hips. The condition is severe and he walks with a stick and a limp.' Light work is recommended. He spent 8 weeks at Berry Hill Hall rehabilitation cntre from 23 September 1957 to 15 November 1957. In the claimant's grounds of appeal dated 12 September 1958 he states 'I managed to work 17 years on the face previous to getting beat right knee at work...' He worked as a packer and drawer-off but the most recent occupation stated was Haulage conductor. There are handwritten notes relating to the case. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |