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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
8 - Local Appeal Tribunals 1959 A-L - 1959
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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'.
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1 file
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Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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